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"Do you know when you'll be speaking to Haim?" a text pops up. "My request was to ask if I can join as their newest bandmate."

There is only one problem: The sender also longs to be Haim's newest recruit. And we're far from alone. A host of high-profile fans have also coveted the position.

It's clear a special quality is at play. The siblings Este, Danielle and Alana launched their path playing gigs at small eateries with their parents. Today, they are multi-time Grammy nominees.

In the tradition of the best groups, they're a close unit. Their visuals frequently feature them striding in sync down the roads of Los Angeles. On stage, they play with such pure happiness you inevitably think, "I'd love to be a piece of that, too."

"The amount of times on tour that young girls approached us and said, 'Watching you live, I bought a bass'," states Alana, the youngest of the Haim siblings. "It is the biggest honor. It is a prize in itself. We have succeeded if we can inspire others to form a group."

"And thus all is invited to be the fourth Haim sister."

Historic Milestone

The trio have called into home, where they're taking a pause after an extensive tour in for their latest album, I Quit.

They're presently processing the news it's been nominated for a top rock honor at the Grammy Awards – with Haim the very first all-female band ever in consideration for the prize.

"I watch the lists every year, so it sort of feels like an out-of-body experience when your name is called," notes Alana. "I immediately called my sisters to say, 'Did I hear this right or am I hallucinating'?"

The importance of the honor isn't lost on the sisters.

"We truly set out to make a rock record this time, so it's a significant milestone," says Alana. "Yet we're just appreciative for the female artists that paved the way."

Personal Turmoil and Humour

The project emerged from a period of emotional upheaval. All three sisters found themselves single, and the music inhabits that unique in-between place where you're glad to be free, but not entirely ready to start anew.

The themes detail endings and partings. The sisters want love, but not the relationships they've experienced. You can hear them figuring out in the moment who they want to be.

"I adore summary, yes," agrees Danielle. "I Quit is kind of like a personal statement. You have to actively work on blocking the outside opinions and saying, 'I couldn't care less what people think'."

Refinement of Sound

That recent resilience demanded a different sonic direction – more unpolished and direct than anything the band had done before.

For Danielle, who worked on producing the album, that began with the percussion.

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

"'Journey of the drum sound' will be the title of our memoir," jokes Alana. "I've said it, our albums cannot begin until we find the perfect drum sound."

Stories and Collective Humor

The trio's honesty inspired the album's rollout, where the sisters revealed some of their dating misadventures.

Someone broke up with Este over a health concern. Alana shared a story of travelling to spend New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a casual gesture at midnight.

"When you're going through these breakups, you just feel like there's no light," explains Alana. "So to be able to laugh at those stories and hear others tell you more outrageous stories, it's incredible."

A Confident Legacy

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

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

Yet the sister act will always be their primary commitment.

"My sisters and I have been performing since I was four," says Alana. "It's like nothing else that we were supposed to do. And I'm really fortunate we've gotten here and we're still kicking."