Everyone Are Welcome to Become the Additional Haim Sisters Sister.

"Do you know when you'll be speaking to the band?" a text arrives. "My request was to ask if I can become their fourth member."

However, there remains one problem: The sender also longs to be the Haims' fourth member. Furthermore, we are in plentiful company. Several famous admirers have also coveted the honor.

One thing is obvious an irresistible appeal is going on. Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana started their career playing gigs at neighborhood delis with their parents. Now they're repeated Grammy contenders.

In the tradition of the most iconic groups, they're a inseparable unit. Their music videos repeatedly show them walking in harmony down the avenues of Los Angeles. During performances, they play with such unfettered joy you inevitably think, "I wish to be involved in that, too."

"How often on tour that young girls came up to us and said, 'Seeing you perform, I bought a bass'," says Alana, the youngest of the sisters. "That is the ultimate honor. That is recognition in itself. Our mission is accomplished if we can inspire people to start a band."

"Therefore everyone gets an invitation to be the next Haim sister."

Grammy Recognition

The band are connecting from their homes, where they're recovering after an major tour in for their new album, I Quit.

They're right now processing the news it's been nominated for best rock album at the Grammy Awards – with Haim the first female band ever in consideration for the trophy.

"I follow the announcements every year, so it kind of feels like an out-of-body experience when your name is read out," says Alana. "I had to call my sisters to say, 'Am I hearing this correctly or am I dreaming'?"

The importance of the honor resonates with the band.

"We deliberately set out to make a guitar-driven album this time, so it's a huge milestone," says Alana. "But we're just appreciative for the female artists that paved the way."

Personal Turmoil and Candor

The album emerged from a period of transition. All three sisters ended up single, and the music inhabits that strange transitional period where you're happy to be free, but not entirely ready to start anew.

The words track departures and partings. The sisters seek love, but not the kind of love they've had. You can hear them working out in real time who they want to be.

"I adore summary, yes," agrees Danielle. "I Quit is kind of like a mantra. You have to consciously practice ignoring the outside opinions and saying, 'I don't give what people think'."

Refinement of Style

That recent resilience called for a fresh approach – more unpolished and powerful than anything the band had done before.

For Danielle, who co-produced the album, that was founded on the drum sound.

"The drum sound is such a specific thing, and I focus so intensely about it," she emphasizes.

"'Journey of the drum sound' will be the subject of our book," quips Alana. "I always say, our albums won't commence until we find the ideal drum sound."

Experiences and Collective Humor

The trio's openness inspired the album's promotional campaign, where the sisters disclosed some of their romantic horror stories.

Someone broke up with Este over a health concern. Alana told a story of travelling to celebrate New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a friendly slap at midnight.

"During these setbacks, you just feel like there's no hope," says Alana. "So to be able to share those stories and hear others tell you wilder stories, it's so amazing."

An Assured Future

One can easily sense a change in the band. Now, Haim are more confident of their position in the industry.

They're festival headliners, with successful albums and an international fan base.

Yet the sister act will forever be their number one priority.

"We have been making music since I was little," concludes Alana. "It feels as if no alternative that we were destined for. And I'm really grateful we've reached this point and we're still going strong."