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"Do you know when you'll be chatting with the Haim sisters?" an inquiry pops up. "My request was to ask if I can join as their extra sister."

However, there remains a key snag: The sender also longs to be the Haims' newest recruit. What's more, we are far from alone. Multiple famous fans have openly coveted the position.

One thing is obvious an irresistible appeal is happening. Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana launched their career playing gigs at small eateries with their parents. Now they're repeated Grammy Award contenders.

Like all the most iconic groups, they're a inseparable trio. Their visuals repeatedly depict them striding in harmony down the roads of Los Angeles. During performances, they perform with such unfettered joy you inevitably think, "I want to be a piece of that, too."

"How often on tour that young girls came up to us and said, 'Seeing you perform, I picked up a bass'," remarks Alana, the youngest of the sisters. "It is the greatest compliment. That is recognition in itself. We have succeeded if we can motivate young girls to start a band."

"So all gets an invitation to be the next Haim sister."

Grammy Milestone

The band are speaking from a break, where they're recovering after an major tour in promoting their new album, I Quit.

They're presently reeling from the news it's been nominated for best rock album at the Grammy Awards – with Haim the pioneering female band ever in consideration for the trophy.

"I watch the lists every year, so it sort of feels like a surreal movie when your name is read out," explains Alana. "I needed to phone my sisters to say, 'Am I hearing this right or am I hallucinating'?"

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

"We truly set out to make a guitar-driven album this time, so it's a huge milestone," adds Alana. "However we're just thankful for the pioneers that inspired us."

Heartbreak and Laughter

The project came out of a period of personal change. All three sisters were single, and the music explores that strange in-between place where you're happy to be free, but not entirely ready to let go.

The words track breakups and goodbyes. The sisters want love, but not the relationships they've experienced. You can hear them working out in the moment who they want to be.

"That's a perfect way of putting it, yes," says Danielle. "I Quit is like a mantra. You have to actively work on blocking the criticism and saying, 'I don't give what people think'."

Evolution of Sound

That recent resilience called for a new sound – more raw and powerful than anything the band had done before.

For Danielle, who helped produce the album, that was founded on the drum sound.

"Percussion is such a detailed thing, and I am so passionate about it," she states.

"'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 right drum sound."

Experiences and Collective Humor

The band's openness inspired the album's rollout, where the sisters disclosed some of their personal tales.

Someone broke up with Este over a medical consideration. Alana told a story of travelling to celebrate New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a friendly slap at midnight.

"Experiencing these setbacks, you just feel like there's no hope," says Alana. "So to be able to laugh at those stories and hear others tell you even crazier stories, it's incredible."

A Secure Path

One can easily sense a evolution in the band. These days, Haim are more certain of their place in the rock pantheon.

They're major draws, with chart-topping albums and an international fan base.

But the band will always be their primary focus.

"Me and my siblings have been making music since I was a young child," concludes Alana. "There is no alternative that we were supposed to do. And I'm really fortunate we've made it and we're still kicking."