The World Are Invited to Join as the Fourth Haim Sisters Member.

"Do you know when you'll be chatting with the band?" an inquiry reads. "I wanted to ask if I can join as their fourth member."

There is only a single issue: The sender also desires to be the Haims' additional sibling. And we're in plentiful company. A host of high-profile fans have openly coveted the role.

The evidence suggests a special quality is happening. Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana began their path playing gigs at neighborhood delis with their family. Now they're multi-time Grammy Award contenders.

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

"The amount of times on tour that fans came up to us and said, 'After your show, I got a guitar'," states Alana, the most junior of the sisters. "It is the greatest compliment. That's an award in itself. We've done our job if we can motivate people to start a band."

"Therefore all gets an invitation to be the honorary member of Haim."

Award Recognition

The group are connecting from home, where they're taking a pause after an lengthy tour in promoting their latest album, I Quit.

They're presently reeling from the news it's been in the running for a top rock honor at the Grammy Awards – with Haim the pioneering all-female band ever in the running for the prize.

"I follow the lists every year, so it sort of feels like an out-of-body experience when your name is read out," says Alana. "I had to call my sisters to say, 'Am I hearing this correctly or am I dreaming'?"

The weight of the accolade resonates with the band.

"We really set out to make a guitar-driven album this time, so it's a significant milestone," says Alana. "However we're just appreciative for the women that inspired us."

Heartbreak and Candor

The project was born from a period of personal change. All three sisters were single, and the music captures that odd in-between place where you're relieved to be free, but not quite ready to move on.

The themes follow breakups and goodbyes. The sisters want love, but not the kind of love they've got. You can hear them figuring out in the moment who they are becoming.

"That's a perfect description, yes," says Danielle. "I Quit is like a mantra. You have to actively work on blocking the criticism and saying, 'It doesn't matter to me what people think'."

Refinement of Style

That recent toughness demanded a new sound – more organic and immediate than any of the music the band had done before.

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

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

"'Journey of the drum sound' will be the subject of our book," jokes Alana. "Our motto is, our albums won't commence until we find the ideal drum sound."

Stories and Shared Humor

The trio's honesty inspired the album's marketing, where the sisters disclosed some of their personal tales.

A former partner broke up with Este over a medical consideration. Alana recalled a story of travelling to spend New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a high five at midnight.

"When you're going through these breakups, you just feel like there's no hope," says Alana. "So to be able to share those stories and hear others tell you more outrageous stories, it's therapeutic."

An Assured Path

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

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

Yet the band will forever be their number one focus.

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