The World is Encouraged to Become the Additional Haim Bandmate.
"Do you know when you'll be interviewing Haim?" a message reads. "I was hoping to ask if I can be their extra sister."
There's just a single issue: The sender also desires to be the Haims' additional sibling. What's more, we are not alone. Several high-profile admirers have publicly begged for the honor.
It's clear an irresistible appeal is happening. Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana launched their musical journey performing shows at local delicatessens with their parents. Now they're repeated Grammy Award nominees.
Similar to the most iconic groups, they're a tight-knit unit. Their visuals often feature them marching in unison down the streets of Los Angeles. On stage, they jam with such pure exuberance you can't help but think, "I wish to be part of that, too."
"The amount of times on tour that audience members came up to us and said, 'After your show, I bought a guitar'," states Alana, the most junior of the trio. "That's the greatest honor. That's an award in itself. We have succeeded if we can inspire young girls to make music."
"And thus all is invited to be the honorary part of the family."
Grammy Nod
The group are speaking from home, where they're taking a pause after an lengthy tour in for their latest album, I Quit.
They're currently reeling from the news it's been shortlisted for a top rock honor at the Grammys – with Haim the first female band ever in the running for the prize.
"I tune into the announcements every year, so it almost feels like a surreal movie when your name is read out," says Alana. "I immediately called my sisters to say, 'Am I hearing this right or am I hallucinating'?"
The importance of the nomination resonates with the trio.
"We deliberately set out to make a guitar-driven album this time, so it's a huge achievement," adds Alana. "Yet we're just appreciative for the pioneers that came before us."
Emotional Upheaval and Candor
The album emerged from a period of personal change. All three sisters found themselves single, and the music inhabits that strange in-between place where you're happy to be free, but not quite ready to move on.
The themes detail endings and goodbyes. The sisters desire love, but not the kind of love they've had. You can hear them working out in real life who they want to be.
"I adore summary, yes," says Danielle. "I Quit is essentially a personal statement. You have to make an effort in ignoring the outside opinions and saying, 'I don't give what people think'."
Development of Sound
That developed toughness demanded a new sound – more organic and immediate than any of the music the band had done before.
For Danielle, who worked on producing the album, that began with the drum sound.
"Drums are such a specific thing, and I care so much about it," she states.
"'Journey of the drum sound' will be the name of our biography," jokes Alana. "I've said it, our albums won't commence until we find the right drum sound."
Anecdotes and Shared Humor
The band's candor fueled the album's rollout, where the sisters shared some of their romantic horror stories.
A former partner ended things with 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 only darkness," notes Alana. "So to be able to find humor in those stories and hear others tell you more outrageous stories, it's incredible."
An Assured Future
One can easily sense a change in the band. Now, Haim are more certain of their position in the industry.
They're festival headliners, with hit albums and an international following.
However the band will forever be their top priority.
"Me and my siblings have been making music since I was four," shares Alana. "There is no alternative that we were supposed to do. And I'm really fortunate we've gotten here and we're still going strong."
