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"Any idea when you're interviewing the Haim sisters?" an inquiry reads. "My request was to ask if I can become their newest bandmate."

There is only a key snag: I also longs to be the Haims' newest recruit. And we're in plentiful company. A host of high-profile fans have openly coveted the position.

One thing is obvious a special quality is going on. The siblings Este, Danielle and Alana began their career doing sets at local delicatessens with their family. Presently, they stand as repeated Grammy Award nominees.

Similar to the most iconic groups, they're a tight-knit trio. Their visuals often feature them walking in sync down the roads of Los Angeles. On stage, they play with such unfettered exuberance you inevitably think, "I wish to be a piece of that, too."

"How often on tour that young girls told us and said, 'After your show, I picked up a guitar'," remarks Alana, the most junior of the Haim siblings. "It is the ultimate honor. That's an award in itself. We've done our job if we can motivate people to start a band."

"So everyone are welcome to be the next Haim sister."

Grammy Recognition

The group are connecting from home, where they're recovering after an major tour in for their new album, I Quit.

They're right now celebrating the news it's been shortlisted for Best Rock Album at the Grammys – with Haim the very first all-woman band ever in contention for the trophy.

"I tune into the nominations every year, so it sort of feels like a surreal movie when your name is announced," explains Alana. "I had to call my sisters to say, 'Did we just hear this right or am I hallucinating'?"

The weight of the nomination resonates with the sisters.

"We really set out to make a guitar-driven album this time, so it's a major achievement," adds Alana. "Yet we're just thankful for the pioneers that paved the way."

Personal Turmoil and Candor

The record was born from a period of personal change. All three sisters were single, and the music captures that odd liminal space where you're happy to be free, but not entirely ready to move on.

The words track departures and farewells. The sisters want love, but not the kind of love they've experienced. You can hear them working out in real time who they want to be.

"That's a perfect summary, yes," responds Danielle. "I Quit is like a mantra. You have to actively work on ignoring the outside opinions and saying, 'I couldn't care less what people think'."

Refinement of Sound

That newfound resilience demanded a new sound – more unpolished and immediate than anything the band had done before.

For Danielle, who helped produce the album, that began with the percussion.

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

"'Journey of the drum sound' will be the name of our memoir," quips Alana. "Our motto is, our albums won't commence until we find the ideal drum sound."

Anecdotes and Collective Laughter

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

A former partner ended things with Este over a medical consideration. Alana shared a story of travelling to spend New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a casual gesture at midnight.

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

A Secure Future

One can easily sense a evolution in the band. Now, Haim are more certain of their standing in the music world.

They're top-billed acts, with successful albums and an global following.

However the sister act will consistently be their number one focus.

"Me and my siblings have been playing music since I was a young child," says Alana. "It's like nothing else that we were supposed to do. And I'm really grateful we've reached this point and we're still making music."