The World Are Invited to Join as the Fourth Haim Sisters Member.
"Any idea when you're speaking to the Haim sisters?" a message reads. "I wanted to ask if I can join as their newest bandmate."
There's just one problem: I also wants to be the Haims' additional sibling. What's more, we are not alone. Multiple high-profile fans have also coveted the position.
It's clear a special quality is going on. Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana started their musical journey performing shows at local delicatessens with their family. Now they're multiple Grammy hopefuls.
Similar to the greatest groups, they're a tight-knit unit. Their videos repeatedly show them striding in unison down the avenues of Los Angeles. In concert, they play with such boundless happiness you can't help but think, "I want to be involved in that, too."
"The amount of times on tour that fans approached us and said, 'Watching you live, I bought a drum kit'," remarks Alana, the most junior of the trio. "That's the greatest compliment. It is a prize in itself. We've done our job if we can inspire others to start a band."
"So anyone are welcome to be the fourth Haim sister."
Grammy Nod
The trio are connecting from a break, where they're recovering after an lengthy tour in support of their new album, I Quit.
They're right now reeling from the news it's been shortlisted for Best Rock Album at the Grammy Awards – with Haim the pioneering female band ever in consideration for the award.
"I tune into the nominations every year, so it kind of feels like a surreal movie when your name is announced," says Alana. "I had to call my sisters to say, 'Did I hear this right or am I hallucinating'?"
The significance of the nomination isn't lost on the sisters.
"We truly set out to make a guitar-driven album this time, so it's a huge step," adds Alana. "Yet we're just appreciative for the female artists that inspired us."
Heartbreak and Humour
The album came out of a phase of personal change. All three sisters found themselves single, and the music explores that unique transitional period where you're relieved to be free, but not quite ready to let go.
The lyrics track breakups and goodbyes. The sisters want love, but not the kind of love they've had. You can hear them determining in real time who they are becoming.
"I love way of putting it, yes," says Danielle. "I Quit is essentially a slogan. You have to make an effort in blocking the noise and saying, 'It doesn't matter to me what people think'."
Refinement of Style
That recent confidence demanded a new sound – more unpolished and powerful than anything the band had done before.
For Danielle, who helped produce the album, that was founded on the percussion.
"Percussion is such a nuanced thing, and I focus so intensely about it," she says.
"'Journey of the drum sound' will be the title of our memoir," jokes Alana. "Our motto is, our albums cannot begin until we find the ideal drum sound."
Anecdotes and Shared Laughter
The trio's honesty fueled the album's marketing, where the sisters shared some of their personal tales.
One man broke up with Este over a health consideration. Alana shared a story of flying to celebrate New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a friendly slap at midnight.
"During these setbacks, you just feel like there's no hope," notes Alana. "So to be able to share those stories and hear others tell you more outrageous stories, it's therapeutic."
A Secure Path
You can clearly sense a shift in the band. Today, Haim are more certain of their standing in the rock pantheon.
They're major draws, with chart-topping albums and an worldwide following.
Yet the sister act will always be their primary focus.
"Me and my siblings have been performing since I was little," says Alana. "It's like no alternative that we were destined for. And I'm really thankful we've reached this point and we're still making music."
