The World Are Welcome to Join as the Additional Haim Bandmate.

"Do you know when you'll be interviewing the band?" a message reads. "I was hoping to ask if I can become their extra sister."

There's just a single issue: The sender also longs to be Haim's newest recruit. Furthermore, we are not alone. A host of high-profile admirers have also petitioned for the position.

One thing is obvious something is going on. The siblings Este, Danielle and Alana started their career playing gigs at local delicatessens with their parents. Today, they are repeated Grammy Award hopefuls.

Similar to the greatest bands, they're a tight-knit trio. Their videos often show them walking in sync down the roads of Los Angeles. In concert, they play with such unfettered joy you inevitably think, "I want to be involved in that, too."

"The amount of times on tour that audience members approached us and said, 'Watching you live, I got a bass'," states Alana, the most junior of the sisters. "That is the ultimate compliment. That's an award in itself. Our mission is accomplished if we can encourage people to make music."

"And thus all is invited to be the honorary Haim sister."

Grammy Recognition

The group have called into home, where they're recovering after an major tour in support of their fourth album, I Quit.

They're presently celebrating the news it's been shortlisted for best rock album at the Grammy Awards – with Haim the first all-woman band ever in contention for the trophy.

"I follow the nominations every year, so it almost feels like an out-of-body experience when your name is called," says Alana. "I needed to phone my sisters to say, 'Did we just hear this right or am I hallucinating'?"

The significance of the honor resonates with the band.

"We deliberately set out to make a guitar-driven album this time, so it's a huge achievement," continues Alana. "However we're just thankful for the pioneers that paved the way."

Heartbreak and Laughter

The record was born from a phase of transition. All three sisters found themselves single, and the music inhabits that unique transitional period where you're glad to be free, but not yet ready to start anew.

The words detail departures and farewells. The sisters desire love, but not the kind of love they've got. You can hear them working out in real life who they are becoming.

"I adore description, yes," responds Danielle. "I Quit is like a mantra. You have to consciously practice blocking the noise and saying, 'It doesn't matter to me what people think'."

Refinement of Style

That developed resilience called for a different sonic direction – more organic and immediate than any of the music the band had done before.

For Danielle, who helped produce the album, that started with the drums.

"Percussion is such a nuanced thing, and I care so much about it," she states.

"'Journey of the drum sound' will be the name of our book," quips Alana. "I've said it, our albums don't start until we find the right drum sound."

Anecdotes and Collective Humor

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

A former partner left Este over a medical concern. Alana shared a story of flying to celebrate New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a friendly slap at midnight.

"Experiencing these breakups, you just feel like there's no light," explains Alana. "Therefore to be able to find humor in those stories and have them tell you even crazier stories, it's incredible."

An Assured Legacy

One can easily sense a evolution in the band. Now, Haim are more confident of their place in the industry.

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

However the band will always be their number one priority.

"My sisters and I have been playing music since I was four," says Alana. "It feels as if nothing else that we were supposed to do. And I'm really fortunate we've reached this point and we're still kicking."