The World Are Encouraged to Become the Additional Haim Member.

"Do you know when you'll be speaking to Haim?" a message reads. "I wanted to ask if I can become their extra sister."

There's just a single issue: I also longs to be Haim's fourth member. What's more, we are in plentiful company. Multiple celebrated admirers have also begged for the honor.

It's clear an irresistible appeal is happening. Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana started their musical journey playing gigs at small eateries with their parents. Now they're multiple Grammy contenders.

Like all the greatest ensembles, they're a tight-knit gang. Their music videos often depict them walking in harmony down the avenues of Los Angeles. In concert, they jam with such unfettered exuberance you inevitably think, "I wish to be part of that, too."

"The amount of times on tour that audience members told us and said, 'After your show, I picked up a drum kit'," says Alana, the most junior of the trio. "That's the ultimate honour. It is a prize in itself. Our mission is accomplished if we can encourage young girls to make music."

"Therefore everyone gets an invitation to be the honorary part of the family."

Grammy Nod

The group have called into their homes, where they're taking a pause after an major tour in promoting their latest album, I Quit.

They're right now celebrating the news it's been shortlisted for Best Rock Album at the Grammys – with Haim the first all-woman band ever in contention for the prize.

"I follow the nominations every year, so it sort of feels like The Truman Show when your name is called," says Alana. "I immediately called my sisters to say, 'Did we just hear this right or am I hallucinating'?"

The importance of the nomination is deeply felt by the sisters.

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

Emotional Upheaval and Laughter

The record came out of a phase of emotional upheaval. All three sisters found themselves single, and the music inhabits that odd liminal space where you're relieved to be free, but not yet ready to let go.

The themes track departures and goodbyes. The sisters desire love, but not the specific love they've experienced. You can hear them working out in real life who they are becoming.

"That's a perfect summary, yes," responds Danielle. "I Quit is essentially a mantra. You have to make an effort in blocking the criticism and saying, 'I don't give what people think'."

Development of Sound

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

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

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

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

Stories and Collective Laughter

The trio's candor shaped the album's promotional campaign, where the sisters disclosed some of their dating misadventures.

A former partner left Este over a medical concern. Alana shared a story of flying to celebrate New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a friendly slap at midnight.

"When you're going through these breakups, you just feel like there's only darkness," explains Alana. "So to be able to laugh at those stories and hear others tell you more outrageous stories, it's so amazing."

A Confident Legacy

It's not difficult sense a change in the band. Now, Haim are more confident of their position in the music world.

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

But the band will forever be their number one priority.

"Me and my siblings have been playing music since I was four," shares Alana. "There is nothing else that we were destined for. And I'm really grateful we've reached this point and we're still kicking."