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"When are you speaking to the band?" an inquiry arrives. "I wanted to ask if I can be their fourth member."

However, there remains one problem: The sender also wants to be Haim's fourth member. And we're in plentiful company. A host of celebrated fans have publicly petitioned for the role.

It's clear something is happening. The siblings Este, Danielle and Alana started their career doing sets at local delicatessens with their family. Now they're multiple Grammy contenders.

Like all the greatest groups, they're a inseparable trio. Their music videos frequently show them walking in sync down the roads of Los Angeles. In concert, they jam with such unfettered joy you inevitably think, "I want to be part of that, too."

"How often on tour that young girls approached us and said, 'After your show, I picked up a drum kit'," states Alana, the youngest of the sisters. "That is the biggest compliment. That is recognition in itself. We have succeeded if we can encourage others to make music."

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

Award Nod

The group are speaking from home, where they're recovering after an major tour in support of their new album, I Quit.

They're presently celebrating the news it's been nominated for Best Rock Album at the Grammy Awards – with Haim the pioneering all-woman 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 read out," explains Alana. "I immediately called my sisters to say, 'Did I hear this correctly or am I hallucinating'?"

The significance of the nomination resonates with the sisters.

"We deliberately set out to make a rock album this time, so it's a huge achievement," says Alana. "But we're just appreciative for the pioneers that came before us."

Personal Turmoil and Humour

The record emerged from a phase of emotional upheaval. All three sisters ended up single, and the music captures that odd transitional period where you're happy to be free, but not quite ready to start anew.

The themes detail breakups and partings. The sisters seek love, but not the relationships they've had. You can hear them determining in real life who they are becoming.

"That's a perfect description, yes," agrees Danielle. "I Quit is like a mantra. You have to actively work on ignoring the noise and saying, 'I don't give what people think'."

Evolution of Style

That newfound confidence required a new sound – more raw and powerful than anything the band had done before.

For Danielle, who co-produced the album, that was founded on the drum sound.

"Percussion is such a nuanced thing, and I focus so intensely about it," she emphasizes.

"'Journey of the drum sound' will be the name of our book," laughs Alana. "Our motto is, our albums won't commence until we find the right drum sound."

Anecdotes and Collective Humor

The trio's openness inspired the album's rollout, where the sisters disclosed some of their romantic misadventures.

One man left Este over a health consideration. Alana shared a story of flying to spend New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a casual gesture at midnight.

"During these breakups, you just feel like there's no hope," notes Alana. "Thus to be able to laugh at those stories and have them tell you wilder stories, it's therapeutic."

A Confident Future

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

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

Yet the sister act will forever be their top priority.

"My sisters and I have been playing music since I was little," shares Alana. "It's like no alternative that we were meant to do. And I'm really thankful we've made it and we're still making music."