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"When are you chatting with the band?" an inquiry arrives. "I was hoping to ask if I can become their newest bandmate."

However, there remains a single issue: I also desires to be Haim's fourth member. Furthermore, we are in plentiful company. A host of celebrated supporters have also petitioned for the role.

The evidence suggests a special quality is happening. Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana began their musical journey doing sets at small eateries with their family. Today, they are repeated Grammy nominees.

Like all the most iconic bands, they're a inseparable trio. Their visuals often feature them marching in harmony down the streets of Los Angeles. During performances, they perform with such pure exuberance you inevitably think, "I want to be involved in that, too."

"The numerous instances on tour that young girls told us and said, 'After your show, I got a bass'," says Alana, the most junior of the Haim siblings. "That is the greatest honour. That's an award in itself. We have succeeded if we can inspire people to form a group."

"And thus anyone gets an invitation to be the next member of Haim."

Award Milestone

The trio are speaking from their homes, where they're recovering after an extensive tour in support of their latest album, I Quit.

They're right now reeling from the news it's been in the running for a top rock honor at the Grammy Awards – with Haim the first all-woman band ever in contention for the award.

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

The importance of the nomination isn't lost on the band.

"We truly set out to make a rock album this time, so it's a significant step," adds Alana. "However we're just grateful for the pioneers that inspired us."

Heartbreak and Laughter

The project was born from a time of personal change. All three sisters were single, and the music captures that odd transitional period where you're relieved to be free, but not entirely ready to move on.

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

"I adore way of putting it, yes," says Danielle. "I Quit is like a slogan. You have to actively work on blocking the outside opinions and saying, 'It doesn't matter to me what people think'."

Development of Music

That recent resilience required a different sonic direction – more organic and direct than anything the band had done before.

For Danielle, who worked on producing the album, that was founded on the drums.

"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 name of our book," laughs Alana. "I always say, our albums won't commence until we find the perfect drum sound."

Stories and Collective Humor

The trio's honesty inspired the album's rollout, where the sisters disclosed some of their personal tales.

A former partner left Este over a medical consideration. Alana told a story of flying to celebrate New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a casual gesture at midnight.

"During these setbacks, you just feel like there's no hope," notes Alana. "Thus to be able to laugh at those stories and have them tell you even crazier stories, it's therapeutic."

A Confident Legacy

It's not difficult sense a evolution in the band. Now, Haim are more certain of their place in the rock pantheon.

They're major draws, with hit albums and an global audience.

However the sister act will consistently be their number one priority.

"We have been performing since I was a young child," concludes Alana. "There is no alternative that we were destined for. And I'm really thankful we've made it and we're still going strong."