The World Are Welcome to Be the Fourth Haim Sisters Member.

"Any idea when you're chatting with Haim?" a text reads. "I wanted to ask if I can be their newest bandmate."

However, there remains a key snag: The sender also wants to be the Haims' additional sibling. What's more, we are in plentiful company. Multiple high-profile fans have also coveted the position.

The evidence suggests an irresistible appeal is happening. The siblings Este, Danielle and Alana launched their path performing shows at small eateries with their family. Now they're multiple Grammy contenders.

Like all the most iconic groups, they're a tight-knit unit. Their music videos repeatedly show them marching in unison down the roads of Los Angeles. On stage, they jam with such boundless happiness you inevitably think, "I wish to be part of that, too."

"How often on tour that young girls told us and said, 'Seeing you perform, I got a bass'," says Alana, the most junior of the trio. "That is the ultimate compliment. It is a prize in itself. We have succeeded if we can inspire people to make music."

"And thus everyone are welcome to be the honorary member of Haim."

Historic Milestone

The band are speaking from a break, where they're resting up after an lengthy tour in promoting their fourth album, I Quit.

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

"I follow the lists every year, so it sort of feels like a surreal movie when your name is announced," says Alana. "I immediately called my sisters to say, 'Am I hearing this correctly or am I imagining things'?"

The significance of the accolade isn't lost on the band.

"We truly set out to make a guitar-driven album this time, so it's a major milestone," continues Alana. "Yet we're just thankful for the pioneers that came before us."

Personal Turmoil and Candor

The record emerged from a period of transition. All three sisters were single, and the music captures that strange liminal space where you're glad to be free, but not yet ready to let go.

The words track departures and partings. The sisters want 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 summary, yes," agrees Danielle. "I Quit is essentially a personal statement. You have to consciously practice ignoring the noise and saying, 'I couldn't care less what people think'."

Refinement of Style

That newfound toughness called for a new sound – more organic and powerful than any of the music the band had done before.

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

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

"'Journey of the drum sound' will be the title of our biography," quips Alana. "Our motto is, our albums cannot begin until we find the right drum sound."

Anecdotes and Shared Camaraderie

The trio's candor fueled the album's marketing, where the sisters revealed some of their dating tales.

Someone ended things with Este over a medical consideration. Alana recalled a story of flying to celebrate New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a friendly slap at midnight.

"Experiencing these setbacks, you just feel like there's no light," says Alana. "Therefore to be able to find humor in those stories and have them tell you more outrageous stories, it's therapeutic."

A Confident Legacy

One can easily sense a shift in the band. These days, Haim are more certain of their place in the rock pantheon.

They're top-billed acts, with successful albums and an international audience.

Yet Haim will consistently be their number one focus.

"My sisters and I have been playing music since I was a young child," shares Alana. "It feels as if nothing else that we were supposed to do. And I'm really thankful we've made it and we're still going strong."