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"Do you know when you'll be speaking to the band?" an inquiry arrives. "My request was to ask if I can become their fourth member."

However, there remains one problem: The sender also desires to be the Haims' additional sibling. Furthermore, we are in plentiful company. A host of high-profile admirers have also begged for the role.

One thing is obvious an irresistible appeal is happening. Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana began their path performing shows at small eateries with their family. Today, they are multiple Grammy Award nominees.

In the tradition of the most iconic bands, they're a tight-knit unit. Their music videos repeatedly show them walking in sync down the streets of Los Angeles. During performances, they perform with such unfettered happiness you find yourself thinking, "I wish to be a piece of that, too."

"The numerous instances on tour that young girls approached us and said, 'After your show, I bought a guitar'," states Alana, the most junior of the Haim siblings. "It is the biggest honor. That's an award in itself. We have succeeded if we can inspire young girls to start a band."

"And thus anyone gets an invitation to be the honorary member of Haim."

Award Nod

The trio are connecting from home, where they're resting up after an major tour in support of their new album, I Quit.

They're right now reeling from the news it's been in the running for Best Rock Album at the Grammy Awards – with Haim the very first all-woman band ever in consideration for the prize.

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

The weight of the accolade resonates with the trio.

"We truly set out to make a rock record this time, so it's a significant milestone," adds Alana. "But we're just appreciative for the women that inspired us."

Emotional Upheaval and Candor

The project came out of a time of transition. All three sisters were single, and the music captures that odd liminal space where you're happy to be free, but not yet ready to let go.

The lyrics track breakups and partings. The sisters desire love, but not the relationships they've got. You can hear them determining in real life who they aspire to be.

"I adore summary, yes," says Danielle. "I Quit is essentially a mantra. You have to make an effort in blocking the outside opinions and saying, 'I couldn't care less what people think'."

Development of Sound

That recent toughness required 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 drum sound.

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

"'Journey of the drum sound' will be the title of our biography," laughs Alana. "I always say, our albums cannot begin until we find the perfect drum sound."

Anecdotes and Shared Humor

The band's honesty shaped the album's marketing, where the sisters revealed some of their dating horror stories.

Someone ended things with Este over a health consideration. Alana shared a story of flying to spend New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a high five at midnight.

"Experiencing these setbacks, you just feel like there's no hope," explains Alana. "Therefore to be able to share those stories and hear others tell you even crazier stories, it's so amazing."

A Secure Legacy

It's not difficult sense a shift in the band. Now, Haim are more assured of their position in the rock pantheon.

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

But the band will always be their number one priority.

"We have been performing since I was a young child," concludes Alana. "There is nothing else that we were meant to do. And I'm really grateful we've reached this point and we're still going strong."