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"Any idea when you're speaking to Haim?" an inquiry reads. "My request was to ask if I can join as their newest bandmate."

However, there remains a single issue: The sender also longs to be the Haims' additional sibling. And we're not alone. Several high-profile admirers have also begged for the role.

It's clear a special quality is at play. Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana launched their career doing sets at neighborhood delis with their parents. Today, they are multiple Grammy hopefuls.

Like all the greatest bands, they're a close trio. Their music videos repeatedly depict them striding in unison down the streets of Los Angeles. In concert, they jam with such pure joy you inevitably think, "I want to be a piece of that, too."

"How often on tour that fans told us and said, 'Seeing you perform, I picked up a drum kit'," remarks Alana, the youngest of the sisters. "That is the biggest compliment. That's an award in itself. We have succeeded if we can encourage others to make music."

"So all is invited to be the next member of Haim."

Grammy Milestone

The band have called into a break, where they're taking a pause after an extensive tour in promoting their latest album, I Quit.

They're right now reeling from the news it's been nominated for a top rock honor at the Grammy Awards – with Haim the pioneering female band ever in the running for the award.

"I watch 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, 'Did we just hear this correctly or am I hallucinating'?"

The weight of the accolade isn't lost on the band.

"We deliberately set out to make a guitar-driven album this time, so it's a huge step," continues Alana. "Yet we're just thankful for the pioneers that inspired us."

Heartbreak and Humour

The album came out of a phase of transition. All three sisters found themselves single, and the music captures that odd liminal space where you're glad to be free, but not yet ready to start anew.

The words track departures and partings. The sisters desire love, but not the relationships they've had. You can hear them determining in real time who they want to be.

"I adore way of putting it, yes," says Danielle. "I Quit is like a slogan. You have to consciously practice blocking the criticism and saying, 'I don't give what people think'."

Evolution of Style

That newfound toughness required a different sonic direction – more unpolished and powerful than any of the music the band had done before.

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

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

"'Journey of the drum sound' will be the subject of our biography," jokes Alana. "I've said it, our albums won't commence until we find the right drum sound."

Experiences and Shared Laughter

The band's openness fueled the album's marketing, where the sisters disclosed some of their romantic horror stories.

Someone ended things with Este over a medical consideration. Alana shared a story of flying to celebrate New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a high five at midnight.

"Experiencing these breakups, you just feel like there's no light," explains Alana. "Thus to be able to find humor in those stories and hear others tell you wilder stories, it's so amazing."

A Confident Future

It's not difficult sense a shift 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 international following.

However Haim will always be their number one priority.

"Me and my siblings have been playing music since I was four," says Alana. "There is no alternative that we were destined for. And I'm really grateful we've reached this point and we're still kicking."