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"Do you know when you'll be speaking to the Haim sisters?" a text reads. "My request was to ask if I can be their extra sister."

However, there remains a single issue: I also wants to be the Haims' newest recruit. And we're not alone. Several famous supporters have openly begged for the position.

One thing is obvious a special quality is happening. Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana launched their career performing shows at neighborhood delis with their family. Now they're multi-time Grammy contenders.

In the tradition of the greatest bands, they're a close unit. Their music videos repeatedly show them marching in harmony down the roads of Los Angeles. During performances, they play with such boundless joy you can't help but think, "I'd love to be a piece of that, too."

"How often on tour that fans came up to us and said, 'Watching you live, I picked up a guitar'," remarks Alana, the youngest of the sisters. "That's the ultimate compliment. It is a prize in itself. Our mission is accomplished if we can motivate people to form a group."

"Therefore everyone are welcome to be the fourth member of Haim."

Award Milestone

The band are speaking from home, where they're taking a pause after an lengthy tour in for their new album, I Quit.

They're currently processing the news it's been shortlisted for Best Rock Album at the Grammys – with Haim the pioneering female band ever in consideration for the trophy.

"I watch the announcements every year, so it kind of feels like a surreal movie when your name is announced," explains Alana. "I needed to phone my sisters to say, 'Did we just hear this correctly or am I hallucinating'?"

The weight of the accolade resonates with the band.

"We truly set out to make a rock record this time, so it's a huge step," says Alana. "But we're just grateful for the pioneers that paved the way."

Emotional Upheaval and Laughter

The album came out of a time of emotional upheaval. All three sisters were single, and the music captures that strange in-between place where you're relieved to be free, but not entirely ready to move on.

The lyrics detail endings and farewells. The sisters want love, but not the specific love they've had. You can hear them working out in real time who they want to be.

"I love description, yes," responds Danielle. "I Quit is kind of like a personal statement. You have to actively work on shutting out the noise and saying, 'I don't give what people think'."

Evolution of Music

That newfound resilience demanded a fresh approach – more unpolished and direct than anything the band had done before.

For Danielle, who co-produced the album, that began with the drums.

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

"'Journey of the drum sound' will be the name of our book," quips Alana. "Our motto is, our albums don't start until we find the right drum sound."

Experiences and Collective Camaraderie

The band's candor shaped the album's marketing, where the sisters disclosed some of their dating tales.

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

"Experiencing these breakups, you just feel like there's only darkness," explains Alana. "Therefore to be able to find humor in those stories and hear others tell you more outrageous stories, it's therapeutic."

An Assured Future

It's not difficult sense a evolution in the band. Now, Haim are more confident of their place in the rock pantheon.

They're top-billed acts, with chart-topping albums and an worldwide following.

However Haim will forever be their primary commitment.

"My sisters and I have been making music since I was a young child," concludes Alana. "It feels as if no other path that we were supposed to do. And I'm really thankful we've reached this point and we're still going strong."