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"When are you speaking to the band?" an inquiry pops up. "I wanted to ask if I can become their extra sister."

There is only a key snag: The sender also wants to be Haim's fourth member. Furthermore, we are far from alone. Several celebrated supporters have openly begged for the honor.

It's clear a special quality is going on. Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana launched their career doing sets at neighborhood delis with their family. Now they're multiple Grammy Award contenders.

In the tradition of the best bands, they're a inseparable unit. Their visuals repeatedly depict them striding in harmony down the avenues of Los Angeles. On stage, they perform with such pure exuberance you find yourself thinking, "I'd love to be part of that, too."

"The amount of times on tour that fans told us and said, 'Seeing you perform, I picked up a guitar'," remarks Alana, the most junior of the sisters. "It is the greatest honour. It is a prize in itself. We have succeeded if we can inspire people to form a group."

"And thus anyone is invited to be the next part of the family."

Historic Nod

The trio are connecting from their homes, where they're resting up after an lengthy tour in for their fourth album, I Quit.

They're presently processing the news it's been shortlisted for a top rock honor at the Grammy Awards – with Haim the very first all-female band ever in contention for the prize.

"I follow the announcements every year, so it kind of feels like an out-of-body experience when your name is read out," notes Alana. "I immediately called my sisters to say, 'Did I hear this correctly or am I dreaming'?"

The importance of the honor resonates with the trio.

"We really set out to make a guitar-driven album this time, so it's a significant milestone," says Alana. "Yet we're just appreciative for the women that paved the way."

Personal Turmoil and Candor

The album came out of a period of personal change. All three sisters ended up single, and the music explores that strange transitional period where you're glad to be free, but not quite ready to move on.

The words detail endings and farewells. The sisters desire love, but not the kind of love they've got. You can hear them figuring out in the moment who they aspire to be.

"I adore way of putting it, yes," agrees Danielle. "I Quit is essentially a slogan. You have to actively work on blocking the outside opinions and saying, 'I don't give what people think'."

Refinement of Style

That newfound confidence required a fresh approach – more organic and powerful than anything the band had done before.

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

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

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

Stories and Collective Humor

The trio's openness inspired the album's rollout, where the sisters disclosed some of their dating horror stories.

Someone left Este over a health concern. Alana recalled a story of travelling to spend New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a high five at midnight.

"When you're going through these heartbreaks, you just feel like there's only darkness," notes Alana. "Therefore to be able to laugh at those stories and hear others tell you even crazier stories, it's therapeutic."

A Confident Legacy

You can clearly sense a change in the band. These days, Haim are more assured of their place in the industry.

They're major draws, with hit albums and an global audience.

But the sister act will consistently be their number one priority.

"My sisters and I have been performing since I was four," shares Alana. "It's like no other path that we were destined for. And I'm really thankful we've made it and we're still making music."