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"When are you interviewing Haim?" a text reads. "My request was to ask if I can be their extra sister."

There is only a single issue: I also longs to be the Haims' newest recruit. What's more, we are in plentiful company. Several high-profile admirers have openly begged for the position.

One thing is obvious an irresistible appeal is going on. The siblings Este, Danielle and Alana started their career doing sets at neighborhood delis with their parents. Presently, they stand as multi-time Grammy Award contenders.

Like all the most iconic bands, they're a inseparable trio. Their videos repeatedly show them walking in unison down the roads of Los Angeles. During performances, they play with such boundless exuberance you inevitably think, "I wish to be a piece of that, too."

"How often on tour that fans came up to us and said, 'Watching you live, I bought a bass'," states Alana, the youngest of the trio. "That is the greatest honor. It is a prize in itself. We've done our job if we can inspire people to start a band."

"So everyone are welcome to be the honorary part of the family."

Award Recognition

The trio are connecting from a break, where they're resting up after an lengthy tour in promoting their new album, I Quit.

They're currently celebrating the news it's been in the running for a top rock honor at the Grammys – with Haim the first all-woman band ever in consideration for the award.

"I follow the lists every year, so it sort of feels like an out-of-body experience when your name is called," notes Alana. "I had to call my sisters to say, 'Did we just hear this correctly or am I imagining things'?"

The weight of the accolade is deeply felt by the band.

"We deliberately set out to make a rock record this time, so it's a major achievement," says Alana. "But we're just appreciative for the women that came before us."

Heartbreak and Humour

The record emerged from a time of personal change. All three sisters ended up single, and the music captures that strange liminal space where you're glad to be free, but not entirely ready to move on.

The lyrics detail breakups and partings. The sisters desire love, but not the relationships they've had. You can hear them figuring out in real life who they want to be.

"I love way of putting it, yes," responds Danielle. "I Quit is kind of like a personal statement. You have to make an effort in ignoring the outside opinions and saying, 'I don't give what people think'."

Development of Sound

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

For Danielle, who co-produced the album, that started with the percussion.

"Percussion is such a nuanced thing, and I care so much about it," she says.

"'Journey of the drum sound' will be the title of our memoir," quips Alana. "Our motto is, our albums cannot begin until we find the ideal drum sound."

Experiences and Collective Camaraderie

The band's honesty shaped the album's rollout, where the sisters disclosed some of their personal misadventures.

Someone ended things with Este over a health consideration. Alana shared a story of flying to spend New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a casual gesture at midnight.

"During these breakups, you just feel like there's no hope," notes Alana. "So to be able to find humor in those stories and hear others tell you more outrageous stories, it's therapeutic."

An Assured Path

It's not difficult sense a shift in the band. Now, Haim are more certain of their standing in the music world.

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

Yet Haim will forever be their primary priority.

"My sisters and I have been making music since I was a young child," shares Alana. "It feels as if no other path that we were meant to do. And I'm really fortunate we've made it and we're still going strong."