The World is Invited to Become the Extra Haim Sisters Member.
"When are you interviewing Haim?" an inquiry arrives. "My request was to ask if I can be their fourth member."
There's just one problem: I also wants to be Haim's additional sibling. Furthermore, we are far from alone. A host of famous admirers have publicly petitioned for the role.
It's clear a special quality is going on. Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana started their musical journey doing sets at neighborhood delis with their family. Now they're repeated Grammy Award hopefuls.
Similar to the best ensembles, they're a close unit. Their visuals repeatedly show them striding in sync down the avenues of Los Angeles. During performances, they play with such pure joy you inevitably think, "I wish to be a piece of that, too."
"The numerous instances on tour that fans came up to us and said, 'After your show, I picked up a drum kit'," says Alana, the most junior of the trio. "That is the ultimate compliment. That's an award in itself. We've done our job if we can encourage people to start a band."
"And thus anyone are welcome to be the honorary Haim sister."
Award Nod
The group are speaking from their homes, where they're taking a pause after an major tour in for their new album, I Quit.
They're right now reeling from the news it's been shortlisted for a top rock honor at the Grammys – with Haim the very first female band ever in consideration for the award.
"I watch the announcements every year, so it kind of feels like The Truman Show when your name is read out," explains Alana. "I needed to phone my sisters to say, 'Did I hear this correctly or am I hallucinating'?"
The importance of the nomination resonates with the band.
"We deliberately set out to make a guitar-driven album this time, so it's a significant step," says Alana. "Yet we're just grateful for the female artists that came before us."
Heartbreak and Candor
The project was born from a period of transition. All three sisters were single, and the music explores that unique liminal space where you're happy to be free, but not quite ready to move on.
The lyrics detail endings and farewells. The sisters want love, but not the relationships they've had. You can hear them working out in the moment who they want to be.
"I adore description, yes," responds Danielle. "I Quit is like a personal statement. You have to consciously practice shutting out the outside opinions and saying, 'I couldn't care less what people think'."
Evolution of Music
That newfound toughness called for a different sonic direction – more unpolished and direct than anything the band had done before.
For Danielle, who co-produced the album, that was founded on the drums.
"Percussion is such a specific thing, and I am so passionate about it," she says.
"'Journey of the drum sound' will be the title of our book," laughs Alana. "Our motto is, our albums don't start until we find the ideal drum sound."
Anecdotes and Shared Laughter
The band's honesty fueled the album's rollout, where the sisters revealed some of their dating misadventures.
A former partner ended things with Este over a medical consideration. Alana recalled a story of travelling to spend New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a friendly slap at midnight.
"Experiencing these heartbreaks, you just feel like there's no hope," explains Alana. "Therefore to be able to laugh at those stories and have them tell you even crazier stories, it's incredible."
An Assured Path
You can clearly sense a change in the band. Now, Haim are more assured of their position in the rock pantheon.
They're festival headliners, with hit albums and an global following.
But the sister act will consistently be their primary focus.
"My sisters and I have been playing music since I was a young child," says Alana. "It feels as if no alternative that we were meant to do. And I'm really thankful we've gotten here and we're still kicking."
