🔗 Share this article Everyone is Encouraged to Join as the Fourth Haim Sisters Member. Haim: "Performing as a unit is where our true purpose will always be found." "Any idea when you're speaking to the Haim sisters?" an inquiry pops up. "My request was to ask if I can be their extra sister." However, there remains a single issue: The author likewise wants to be Haim's newest recruit. What's more, we are not alone. A host of celebrated supporters have publicly begged for the role. One thing is obvious an irresistible appeal is at play. Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana launched their career doing sets at local delicatessens with their parents. Today, they are multiple Grammy Award nominees. Similar to the best ensembles, they're a tight-knit unit. Their music videos frequently depict them marching in unison down the streets of Los Angeles. On stage, they play with such boundless exuberance you inevitably think, "I'd love to be part of that, too." "How often on tour that young girls told us and said, 'Seeing you perform, I bought a drum kit'," remarks Alana, the most junior of the sisters. "It is the ultimate honor. That is recognition in itself. We have succeeded if we can inspire people to make music." "And thus anyone is invited to be the fourth Haim sister." The group's concert performances have helped them become staples of festival bills around the world. Historic Recognition The trio are connecting from their homes, where they're resting up after an major tour in for their new album, I Quit. They're presently celebrating the news it's been shortlisted for a top rock honor at the Grammys – with Haim the very first female band ever in contention for the trophy. "I tune into the nominations every year, so it kind of feels like an out-of-body experience when your name is announced," explains Alana. "I needed to phone my sisters to say, 'Did we just hear this correctly or am I dreaming'?" The importance of the accolade is deeply felt by the sisters. "We really set out to make a rock album this time, so it's a huge step," adds Alana. "However we're just appreciative for the pioneers that paved the way." Heartbreak and Humour The album emerged from a phase of emotional upheaval. All three sisters found themselves single, and the music explores that odd in-between place where you're relieved to be free, but not quite ready to start anew. The words track breakups and goodbyes. The sisters desire love, but not the specific love they've experienced. You can hear them figuring out in real time who they aspire to be. "That's a perfect summary, yes," responds Danielle. "I Quit is essentially a mantra. You have to make an effort in blocking the outside opinions and saying, 'It doesn't matter to me what people think'." The trio claimed victory in a notable new artist list in 2013, and have since then achieved several successful albums. Refinement of Music That newfound toughness called for a different sonic direction – more organic and direct than any of the music the band had done before. For Danielle, who worked on producing the album, that started with the drums. "The drum sound is such a specific thing, and I care so much about it," she states. "'Journey of the drum sound' will be the name of our biography," quips Alana. "Our motto is, our albums don't start until we find the right drum sound." I Quit hones Haim's characteristic style, combining acoustic rock with hip-hop adjacent rhythms and catchy pop melodies. Stories and Shared Humor The band's candor inspired the album's marketing, where the sisters disclosed some of their dating misadventures. Someone ended things with Este over a medical consideration. Alana told a story of flying 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 no light," explains Alana. "Therefore to be able to laugh at those stories and have them tell you more outrageous stories, it's so amazing." The group recently wrapped up a lengthy tour, but say they plan to perform live in the future. An Assured Legacy You can clearly sense a shift in the band. These days, Haim are more assured of their standing in the rock pantheon. They're festival headliners, with hit albums and an global audience. Yet Haim will forever be their number one priority. "We have been performing since I was little," shares Alana. "It's like nothing else that we were meant to do. And I'm really fortunate we've made it and we're still kicking."