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"Do you know when you'll be interviewing Haim?" an inquiry arrives. "I wanted to ask if I can be their extra sister."

However, there remains one problem: The sender also wants to be Haim's additional sibling. Furthermore, we are far from alone. Several famous admirers have publicly coveted the role.

It's clear a special quality is at play. The siblings Este, Danielle and Alana launched their musical journey performing shows at local delicatessens with their parents. Now they're multiple Grammy nominees.

In the tradition of the best ensembles, they're a close trio. Their music videos repeatedly depict them marching in harmony down the roads of Los Angeles. On stage, they play with such unfettered joy you inevitably think, "I want to be involved in that, too."

"How often on tour that fans told us and said, 'Seeing you perform, I got a bass'," remarks Alana, the most junior of the sisters. "That's the ultimate compliment. That is recognition in itself. Our mission is accomplished if we can inspire others to make music."

"And thus anyone is invited to be the next part of the family."

Award Nod

The band have called into a break, where they're recovering after an major tour in support of their new album, I Quit.

They're presently celebrating the news it's been nominated for a top rock honor at the Grammys – with Haim the pioneering all-female band ever in consideration for the trophy.

"I tune into the nominations every year, so it almost feels like The Truman Show when your name is read out," explains Alana. "I immediately called my sisters to say, 'Did I hear this right or am I imagining things'?"

The significance of the honor is deeply felt by the trio.

"We really set out to make a rock record this time, so it's a major achievement," says Alana. "Yet we're just grateful for the female artists that inspired us."

Personal Turmoil and Laughter

The project came out of a time of personal change. All three sisters were single, and the music inhabits that unique in-between place where you're relieved to be free, but not yet ready to start anew.

The words detail departures and farewells. The sisters want love, but not the specific love they've experienced. You can hear them determining in the moment who they want to be.

"That's a perfect way of putting it, yes," says Danielle. "I Quit is kind of like a personal statement. You have to actively work on blocking the outside opinions and saying, 'It doesn't matter to me what people think'."

Development of Style

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

For Danielle, who helped produce the album, that was founded on the drums.

"The drum sound is such a detailed thing, and I focus so intensely about it," she says.

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

Anecdotes and Collective Camaraderie

The trio's openness shaped the album's rollout, where the sisters disclosed some of their personal tales.

Someone left Este over a medical concern. Alana shared a story of travelling to celebrate New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a friendly slap at midnight.

"Experiencing these setbacks, you just feel like there's no hope," explains Alana. "So to be able to find humor in those stories and have them tell you wilder stories, it's incredible."

A Secure Future

You can clearly sense a evolution in the band. Today, Haim are more certain of their place in the industry.

They're festival headliners, with successful albums and an international fan base.

However the band will always be their top priority.

"We have been playing music since I was four," shares Alana. "There is no alternative that we were supposed to do. And I'm really thankful we've gotten here and we're still going strong."