Everyone is Invited to Join as the Extra Haim Sister.

"Do you know when you'll be interviewing Haim?" an inquiry arrives. "I wanted to ask if I can join as their fourth member."

There's just a single issue: I also wants to be the Haims' additional sibling. What's more, we are in plentiful company. Multiple celebrated supporters have openly coveted the honor.

The evidence suggests a special quality is at play. Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana began their career doing sets at local delicatessens with their family. Now they're multiple Grammy contenders.

Like all the best groups, they're a tight-knit gang. Their videos frequently depict them marching in unison down the roads of Los Angeles. In concert, they perform with such boundless exuberance you find yourself thinking, "I want to be involved in that, too."

"How often on tour that audience members told us and said, 'Watching you live, I picked up a guitar'," states Alana, the most junior of the Haim siblings. "It is the ultimate honour. That's an award in itself. Our mission is accomplished if we can encourage young girls to make music."

"So everyone gets an invitation to be the fourth Haim sister."

Award Milestone

The band have called into their homes, where they're recovering after an lengthy tour in for their new album, I Quit.

They're right now celebrating the news it's been nominated for Best Rock Album at the Grammy Awards – with Haim the very first female band ever in contention for the prize.

"I follow the announcements every year, so it sort of feels like a surreal movie when your name is called," says Alana. "I had to call my sisters to say, 'Did we just hear this right or am I dreaming'?"

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

"We deliberately set out to make a rock album this time, so it's a significant step," continues Alana. "But we're just grateful for the female artists that paved the way."

Personal Turmoil and Humour

The project came out of a period of personal change. All three sisters were single, and the music explores that strange liminal space where you're glad to be free, but not yet ready to start anew.

The words detail breakups and goodbyes. The sisters want love, but not the kind of love they've had. You can hear them determining in the moment who they are becoming.

"I love way of putting it, yes," responds Danielle. "I Quit is essentially a mantra. You have to make an effort in ignoring the outside opinions and saying, 'It doesn't matter to me what people think'."

Evolution of Style

That developed resilience required a new sound – more unpolished and direct than anything the band had done before.

For Danielle, who worked on producing the album, that began with the drums.

"Drums are such a specific thing, and I care so much about it," she states.

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

Stories and Collective Camaraderie

The band's candor inspired the album's promotional campaign, where the sisters revealed some of their dating misadventures.

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

"During these heartbreaks, you just feel like there's no hope," explains Alana. "Thus to be able to share those stories and have them tell you wilder stories, it's therapeutic."

An Assured Future

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

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

However the band will forever be their number one focus.

"Me and my siblings have been performing since I was four," concludes Alana. "There is nothing else that we were supposed to do. And I'm really thankful we've reached this point and we're still making music."