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"Do you know when you'll be chatting with the Haim sisters?" an inquiry arrives. "My request was to ask if I can join as their extra sister."

There's just a single issue: I also wants to be Haim's additional sibling. And we're in plentiful company. Multiple celebrated fans have openly petitioned for the position.

It's clear a special quality is happening. Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana began their musical journey playing gigs at neighborhood delis with their family. Now they're repeated Grammy Award contenders.

Similar to the greatest ensembles, they're a inseparable gang. Their visuals frequently depict them striding in sync down the roads of Los Angeles. During performances, they perform with such unfettered happiness you inevitably think, "I want to be part of that, too."

"The amount of times on tour that audience members approached us and said, 'After your show, I bought a bass'," remarks Alana, the most junior of the trio. "That is the greatest compliment. It is a prize in itself. Our mission is accomplished if we can encourage others to start a band."

"So anyone is invited to be the next member of Haim."

Grammy Recognition

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

They're right now celebrating the news it's been in the running for best rock album at the Grammy Awards – with Haim the first female band ever in contention for the prize.

"I watch the lists every year, so it kind of feels like a surreal movie when your name is called," explains Alana. "I needed to phone my sisters to say, 'Did I hear this right or am I dreaming'?"

The significance of the nomination resonates with the trio.

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

Emotional Upheaval and Humour

The project came out of a period of transition. All three sisters ended up single, and the music captures that odd in-between place where you're relieved to be free, but not entirely ready to start anew.

The themes follow endings and farewells. The sisters want love, but not the relationships they've experienced. You can hear them figuring out in real life who they aspire to be.

"That's a perfect way of putting it, yes," agrees Danielle. "I Quit is essentially a personal statement. You have to actively work on ignoring the noise and saying, 'It doesn't matter to me what people think'."

Refinement of Style

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

For Danielle, who co-produced the album, that was founded on the drum sound.

"Drums are such a detailed thing, and I focus so intensely about it," she states.

"'Journey of the drum sound' will be the name of our biography," jokes Alana. "I always say, our albums cannot begin until we find the right drum sound."

Stories and Collective Humor

The band's openness shaped the album's marketing, where the sisters revealed some of their romantic tales.

Someone broke up with Este over a health consideration. Alana told a story of travelling to celebrate New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a high five at midnight.

"Experiencing these heartbreaks, you just feel like there's only darkness," explains Alana. "So to be able to share those stories and have them tell you more outrageous stories, it's incredible."

An Assured Path

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

They're festival headliners, with chart-topping albums and an worldwide audience.

But Haim will consistently be their top commitment.

"My sisters and I have been making music since I was a young child," shares Alana. "It feels as if no alternative that we were destined for. And I'm really grateful we've gotten here and we're still going strong."