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"Do you know when you'll be chatting with the Haim sisters?" a message reads. "My request was to ask if I can join as their fourth member."

There is only a single issue: The author likewise desires to be Haim's additional sibling. What's more, we are in plentiful company. Several famous fans have also begged for the position.

One thing is obvious a special quality is going on. The siblings Este, Danielle and Alana launched their path playing gigs at neighborhood delis with their parents. Now they're repeated Grammy nominees.

Like all the greatest groups, they're a tight-knit unit. Their videos repeatedly feature them striding in sync down the streets of Los Angeles. During performances, they jam with such unfettered joy you find yourself thinking, "I want to be involved in that, too."

"The amount of times on tour that fans approached us and said, 'After your show, I picked up a bass'," states Alana, the most junior of the trio. "That is the ultimate honour. It is a prize in itself. We've done our job if we can inspire young girls to form a group."

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

Award Nod

The trio are connecting from home, where they're taking a pause after an major tour in for their new album, I Quit.

They're currently processing the news it's been in the running for a top rock honor at the Grammy Awards – with Haim the pioneering all-woman band ever in consideration for the trophy.

"I watch the lists every year, so it kind of feels like The Truman Show when your name is read out," explains Alana. "I immediately called my sisters to say, 'Did I hear this correctly or am I hallucinating'?"

The importance of the accolade is deeply felt by the trio.

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

Heartbreak and Laughter

The project came out of a period of emotional upheaval. All three sisters found themselves single, and the music inhabits that strange in-between place where you're glad to be free, but not quite ready to let go.

The themes detail departures and goodbyes. The sisters desire love, but not the relationships they've got. You can hear them determining in the moment who they are becoming.

"I love way of putting it, yes," agrees Danielle. "I Quit is like a personal statement. You have to consciously practice shutting out the outside opinions and saying, 'I couldn't care less what people think'."

Evolution of Music

That newfound resilience demanded a fresh approach – more organic and immediate 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 title of our biography," jokes Alana. "I always say, our albums won't commence until we find the right drum sound."

Experiences and Collective Laughter

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

One man broke up with Este over a health concern. Alana told a story of travelling to spend New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a casual gesture at midnight.

"When you're going through these heartbreaks, you just feel like there's no light," says Alana. "Therefore to be able to find humor in those stories and hear others tell you wilder stories, it's therapeutic."

A Secure Legacy

You can clearly sense a change in the band. Now, Haim are more certain of their place in the music world.

They're festival headliners, with chart-topping albums and an global fan base.

Yet the band will forever be their primary commitment.

"Me and my siblings have been making music since I was four," says Alana. "There is nothing else that we were meant to do. And I'm really grateful we've gotten here and we're still making music."