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"Do you know when you'll be speaking to the band?" an inquiry reads. "I was hoping to ask if I can be their fourth member."

There is only a single issue: The sender also wants to be the Haims' fourth member. What's more, we are not alone. Several celebrated admirers have also begged for the position.

The evidence suggests something is happening. The siblings Este, Danielle and Alana launched their career playing gigs at neighborhood delis with their parents. Now they're multi-time Grammy contenders.

Similar to the greatest bands, they're a close gang. Their visuals repeatedly depict them striding in harmony down the streets of Los Angeles. During performances, they jam with such pure joy you find yourself thinking, "I'd love to be part of that, too."

"The amount of times on tour that young girls approached us and said, 'Watching you live, I bought a guitar'," says Alana, the youngest of the Haim siblings. "It is the biggest honor. That's an award in itself. Our mission is accomplished if we can motivate young girls to start a band."

"So all is invited to be the honorary Haim sister."

Grammy Nod

The band have called into their homes, where they're resting up after an major tour in promoting their new album, I Quit.

They're right now celebrating the news it's been nominated for Best Rock Album at the Grammy Awards – with Haim the first all-woman band ever in the running for the prize.

"I tune into the announcements every year, so it kind of feels like a surreal movie when your name is read out," explains Alana. "I immediately called my sisters to say, 'Did we just hear this right or am I hallucinating'?"

The importance of the honor isn't lost on the band.

"We truly set out to make a rock album this time, so it's a significant achievement," says Alana. "But we're just appreciative for the female artists that inspired us."

Emotional Upheaval and Humour

The record emerged from a time of transition. All three sisters found themselves single, and the music captures that odd in-between place where you're happy to be free, but not quite ready to start anew.

The lyrics track departures and partings. The sisters seek love, but not the kind of love they've got. You can hear them figuring out in the moment who they are becoming.

"I adore description, yes," responds Danielle. "I Quit is like a personal statement. You have to consciously practice ignoring the outside opinions and saying, 'I don't give what people think'."

Refinement of Style

That newfound resilience required 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 began with the drum sound.

"The drum sound is such a specific thing, and I focus so intensely about it," she says.

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

Anecdotes and Shared Humor

The trio's honesty shaped the album's rollout, where the sisters revealed some of their dating misadventures.

One man ended things with Este over a medical concern. Alana recalled a story of travelling to spend New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a high five at midnight.

"Experiencing these breakups, you just feel like there's only darkness," explains Alana. "So to be able to share those stories and have them tell you even crazier stories, it's incredible."

An Assured Legacy

It's not difficult sense a shift in the band. Today, Haim are more assured of their place in the industry.

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

Yet the sister act will forever be their top commitment.

"We have been performing since I was four," concludes Alana. "There is no other path that we were destined for. And I'm really grateful we've reached this point and we're still going strong."