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"Do you know when you'll be interviewing Haim?" a text arrives. "I wanted to ask if I can be their newest bandmate."

There is only a single issue: The author likewise longs to be the Haims' additional sibling. And we're in plentiful company. Several high-profile supporters have openly coveted the position.

It's clear a special quality is at play. Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana launched their path performing shows at neighborhood delis with their family. Today, they are multi-time Grammy nominees.

Like all the greatest groups, they're a tight-knit trio. Their videos repeatedly depict them marching in unison down the avenues of Los Angeles. On stage, they perform with such pure exuberance you find yourself thinking, "I wish to be involved in that, too."

"How often on tour that audience members approached us and said, 'Watching you live, I picked up a bass'," says Alana, the most junior of the trio. "It is the ultimate compliment. That's an award in itself. We have succeeded if we can encourage others to form a group."

"And thus anyone are welcome to be the next part of the family."

Grammy Milestone

The band are connecting from their homes, where they're taking a pause after an major tour in promoting their fourth album, I Quit.

They're presently celebrating the news it's been in the running for Best Rock Album at the Grammys – with Haim the very first female band ever in consideration for the prize.

"I watch the nominations every year, so it almost feels like an out-of-body experience when your name is announced," explains Alana. "I had to call my sisters to say, 'Am I hearing this right or am I imagining things'?"

The significance of the nomination resonates with the trio.

"We deliberately set out to make a rock album this time, so it's a significant achievement," continues Alana. "However we're just appreciative for the pioneers that paved the way."

Personal Turmoil and Laughter

The project was born from a period of transition. All three sisters found themselves single, and the music explores that strange in-between place where you're happy to be free, but not quite ready to move on.

The lyrics follow departures and goodbyes. The sisters seek love, but not the relationships they've got. You can hear them determining in real time who they aspire to be.

"I love way of putting it, yes," responds Danielle. "I Quit is essentially a mantra. You have to make an effort in shutting out the noise and saying, 'I don't give what people think'."

Evolution of Music

That newfound toughness required a new sound – more unpolished and direct than any of the music the band had done before.

For Danielle, who helped produce the album, that began with the percussion.

"Percussion is such a nuanced thing, and I care so much about it," she says.

"'Journey of the drum sound' will be the subject of our biography," jokes Alana. "I always say, our albums won't commence until we find the perfect drum sound."

Stories and Shared Laughter

The band's honesty shaped the album's promotional campaign, where the sisters revealed some of their romantic horror stories.

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

"During these setbacks, you just feel like there's only darkness," notes Alana. "Thus to be able to find humor in those stories and have them tell you even crazier stories, it's incredible."

A Secure Legacy

You can clearly sense a change in the band. Now, Haim are more assured of their place in the rock pantheon.

They're festival headliners, with successful albums and an global audience.

But the band will forever be their primary commitment.

"My sisters and I have been making music since I was four," shares Alana. "It feels as if no other path that we were supposed to do. And I'm really fortunate we've gotten here and we're still kicking."