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"Do you know when you'll be speaking to Haim?" a message reads. "I was hoping to ask if I can join as their fourth member."

However, there remains a key snag: The sender also wants to be the Haims' additional sibling. What's more, we are far from alone. A host of high-profile admirers have openly coveted the position.

The evidence suggests something is at play. The siblings Este, Danielle and Alana started their career performing shows at local delicatessens with their parents. Today, they are repeated Grammy nominees.

Similar to the best bands, they're a tight-knit gang. Their visuals often depict them marching in sync down the roads of Los Angeles. On stage, they play with such boundless happiness you inevitably think, "I want to be involved in that, too."

"The numerous instances on tour that fans told us and said, 'Watching you live, I got a guitar'," remarks Alana, the most junior of the Haim siblings. "That is the ultimate honour. It is a prize in itself. Our mission is accomplished if we can encourage others to make music."

"So everyone is invited to be the next Haim sister."

Award Nod

The band are speaking from a break, where they're resting up after an major tour in for their latest album, I Quit.

They're right now reeling from the news it's been shortlisted for best rock album at the Grammys – with Haim the very first all-woman band ever in contention for the trophy.

"I tune into the announcements every year, so it almost feels like The Truman Show when your name is called," explains Alana. "I needed to phone my sisters to say, 'Am I hearing this correctly or am I imagining things'?"

The significance of the accolade is deeply felt by the band.

"We really set out to make a rock album this time, so it's a huge milestone," adds Alana. "But we're just grateful for the women that inspired us."

Personal Turmoil and Laughter

The album was born from a period of transition. All three sisters found themselves single, and the music explores that unique transitional period where you're glad to be free, but not quite ready to start anew.

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

"That's a perfect way of putting it, yes," responds Danielle. "I Quit is like a personal statement. You have to make an effort in blocking the noise and saying, 'It doesn't matter to me what people think'."

Development of Music

That recent resilience required a different sonic direction – more raw and powerful than any of the music the band had done before.

For Danielle, who worked on producing the album, that was founded on the percussion.

"Drums are such a specific thing, and I focus so intensely about it," she says.

"'Journey of the drum sound' will be the name of our biography," laughs Alana. "I've said it, our albums don't start until we find the perfect drum sound."

Experiences and Collective Laughter

The trio's candor shaped the album's promotional campaign, where the sisters disclosed some of their dating tales.

A former partner ended things with Este over a medical concern. Alana told a story of travelling to celebrate New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a casual gesture at midnight.

"When you're going through these setbacks, you just feel like there's no hope," notes Alana. "Thus to be able to laugh at those stories and have them tell you even crazier stories, it's so amazing."

A Confident Path

One can easily sense a change in the band. Now, Haim are more assured of their place in the rock pantheon.

They're top-billed acts, with chart-topping albums and an global following.

Yet the sister act will consistently be their primary commitment.

"My sisters and I have been making music since I was four," concludes Alana. "It feels as if no alternative that we were meant to do. And I'm really fortunate we've reached this point and we're still kicking."