Everyone is Welcome to Join as the Fourth Haim Sisters Member.
"When are you interviewing the band?" a message reads. "My request was to ask if I can become their extra sister."
There is only a key snag: I also longs to be Haim's fourth member. And we're in plentiful company. Several high-profile supporters have publicly coveted the role.
One thing is obvious an irresistible appeal is happening. Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana began their path doing sets at neighborhood delis with their family. Now they're multi-time Grammy Award hopefuls.
Similar to the best groups, they're a inseparable unit. Their visuals repeatedly feature them marching in harmony down the roads of Los Angeles. In concert, they perform with such unfettered happiness you inevitably think, "I wish to be a piece of that, too."
"How often on tour that audience members approached us and said, 'Seeing you perform, I got a guitar'," says Alana, the most junior of the Haim siblings. "It is the biggest compliment. It is a prize in itself. We have succeeded if we can motivate people to start a band."
"And thus everyone are welcome to be the next Haim sister."
Award Nod
The trio are connecting from a break, where they're recovering after an extensive tour in support of their fourth album, I Quit.
They're currently reeling from the news it's been nominated for a top rock honor at the Grammys – with Haim the very first all-woman band ever in the running for the award.
"I tune into the announcements every year, so it kind of feels like an out-of-body experience 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 dreaming'?"
The significance of the nomination isn't lost on the band.
"We deliberately set out to make a rock record this time, so it's a significant achievement," adds Alana. "However we're just thankful for the women that came before us."
Emotional Upheaval and Laughter
The project emerged from a phase of personal change. All three sisters found themselves single, and the music captures that odd transitional period where you're glad to be free, but not yet ready to start anew.
The words detail departures and goodbyes. The sisters want love, but not the specific love they've got. You can hear them determining in the moment who they aspire to be.
"I love description, yes," responds Danielle. "I Quit is kind of like a slogan. You have to make an effort in shutting out the noise and saying, 'I couldn't care less what people think'."
Development of Sound
That newfound confidence required a fresh approach – more unpolished and immediate than anything the band had done before.
For Danielle, who worked on producing the album, that was founded on the drum sound.
"The drum sound is such a nuanced thing, and I care so much about it," she states.
"'Journey of the drum sound' will be the subject of our memoir," quips Alana. "Our motto is, our albums won't commence until we find the right drum sound."
Stories and Collective Camaraderie
The band's honesty inspired the album's rollout, where the sisters disclosed some of their romantic tales.
Someone ended things with Este over a medical consideration. Alana told a story of travelling to spend New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a casual gesture at midnight.
"During these setbacks, you just feel like there's no light," explains Alana. "Therefore to be able to laugh at those stories and hear others tell you wilder stories, it's therapeutic."
A Confident Path
It's not difficult sense a shift in the band. Today, Haim are more assured of their place in the music world.
They're major draws, with successful albums and an international fan base.
But Haim will forever be their primary focus.
"We have been playing music since I was a young child," says Alana. "It feels as if no other path that we were meant to do. And I'm really thankful we've made it and we're still making music."
