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"Do you know when you'll be chatting with Haim?" a text arrives. "I wanted to ask if I can become their fourth member."

There is only a single issue: I also wants to be the Haims' fourth member. And we're not alone. A host of famous supporters have openly petitioned for the role.

The evidence suggests something is happening. Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana launched their career playing gigs at small eateries with their family. Today, they are multiple Grammy Award contenders.

Similar to the most iconic ensembles, they're a inseparable trio. Their music videos often depict them walking in harmony down the roads of Los Angeles. During performances, they play with such boundless happiness you inevitably think, "I'd love to be part of that, too."

"How often on tour that young girls told us and said, 'After your show, I got a bass'," says Alana, the youngest of the sisters. "That's the greatest honor. It is a prize in itself. We've done our job if we can inspire others to form a group."

"And thus everyone are welcome to be the next Haim sister."

Grammy Milestone

The band are connecting from home, where they're resting up after an lengthy tour in support of their new album, I Quit.

They're right now celebrating the news it's been nominated for a top rock honor at the Grammys – with Haim the first female band ever in the running for the prize.

"I tune into the nominations every year, so it almost 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 dreaming'?"

The importance of the nomination is deeply felt by the trio.

"We deliberately set out to make a guitar-driven album this time, so it's a major milestone," says Alana. "But we're just thankful for the female artists that paved the way."

Heartbreak and Humour

The record emerged from a phase of transition. All three sisters found themselves single, and the music inhabits that strange in-between place where you're relieved to be free, but not yet ready to let go.

The lyrics detail breakups and farewells. The sisters seek love, but not the relationships they've experienced. You can hear them determining in real life who they are becoming.

"That's a perfect way of putting it, yes," says Danielle. "I Quit is like a mantra. You have to actively work on shutting out the criticism and saying, 'I don't give what people think'."

Refinement of Music

That newfound resilience required a different sonic direction – more organic and direct than any of the music the band had done before.

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

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

"'Journey of the drum sound' will be the subject of our memoir," quips Alana. "I always say, our albums cannot begin until we find the ideal drum sound."

Anecdotes and Collective Laughter

The trio's honesty shaped the album's marketing, where the sisters revealed some of their personal horror stories.

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

"Experiencing these heartbreaks, you just feel like there's no hope," explains Alana. "Thus to be able to laugh at those stories and have them tell you even crazier stories, it's therapeutic."

A Confident Legacy

It's not difficult sense a change in the band. Today, Haim are more certain of their standing in the rock pantheon.

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

But the sister act will always be their top priority.

"We have been making music since I was four," says Alana. "It's like no other path that we were meant to do. And I'm really fortunate we've reached this point and we're still kicking."