🔗 Share this article The World Are Welcome to Become the Extra Haim Member. The Sister Trio: "Playing music together is where our heart and soul will forever lie." "Any idea when you're interviewing the band?" a message pops up. "My request was to ask if I can join as their extra sister." There's just a key snag: The sender also wants to be the Haims' additional sibling. What's more, we are far from alone. Multiple famous fans have openly coveted the position. It's clear an irresistible appeal is going on. The siblings Este, Danielle and Alana started their career performing shows at neighborhood delis with their family. Presently, they stand as multi-time Grammy Award contenders. Similar to the most iconic ensembles, they're a tight-knit trio. Their visuals often show them striding in unison down the avenues of Los Angeles. On stage, they perform with such unfettered joy you can't help but think, "I want to be involved in that, too." "How often on tour that fans came up to us and said, 'After your show, I picked up a drum kit'," says Alana, the most junior of the sisters. "It is the biggest honour. It is a prize in itself. Our mission is accomplished if we can inspire people to start a band." "So all is invited to be the fourth member of Haim." The trio's concert performances have helped them rise to the top of line-ups across the world. Award Nod The trio have called into home, where they're taking a pause after an major tour in support of their fourth album, I Quit. They're presently reeling from the news it's been in the running for Best Rock Album at the Grammy Awards – with Haim the pioneering female band ever in the running for the trophy. "I watch the announcements every year, so it kind of feels like The Truman Show when your name is read out," says Alana. "I immediately called my sisters to say, 'Did we just hear this right or am I hallucinating'?" The importance of the nomination is deeply felt by the trio. "We deliberately set out to make a rock album this time, so it's a major achievement," says Alana. "However we're just grateful for the female artists that came before us." Heartbreak and Humour The project was born from a period of emotional upheaval. All three sisters found themselves single, and the music explores that strange transitional period where you're happy to be free, but not yet ready to let go. The words detail breakups and goodbyes. The sisters seek love, but not the relationships they've got. You can hear them working out in real time who they aspire to be. "That's a perfect summary, yes," responds Danielle. "I Quit is kind of like a personal statement. You have to consciously practice ignoring the noise and saying, 'It doesn't matter to me what people think'." The group topped a notable breakthrough poll in 2013, and have later secured multiple top 10 albums. Evolution of Sound That recent confidence required a different sonic direction – more organic and powerful than anything the band had done before. For Danielle, who helped produce the album, that started with the drums. "The drum sound is such a detailed thing, and I focus so intensely about it," she emphasizes. "'Journey of the drum sound' will be the subject of our memoir," jokes Alana. "I always say, our albums won't commence until we find the perfect drum sound." I Quit evolves the band's characteristic style, mixing organic instrumentation with hip-hop adjacent rhythms and memorable pop melodies. Stories and Shared Laughter The trio's openness inspired the album's rollout, where the sisters revealed some of their dating misadventures. One man left Este over a medical concern. Alana told a story of travelling to celebrate New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a friendly slap at midnight. "When you're going through these setbacks, you just feel like there's no hope," explains Alana. "Therefore to be able to share those stories and have them tell you even crazier stories, it's therapeutic." The band recently wrapped up a six-month tour, but state they hope to perform live in the future. An Assured Legacy One can easily sense a evolution in the band. Now, Haim are more confident of their standing in the rock pantheon. They're major draws, with successful albums and an global following. Yet Haim will always be their number one priority. "Me and my siblings have been making music since I was a young child," says Alana. "It's like nothing else that we were meant to do. And I'm really thankful we've gotten here and we're still going strong."