The World Are Invited to Become the Additional Haim Member.
"When are you chatting with Haim?" a message reads. "My request was to ask if I can join as their fourth member."
However, there remains one problem: I also desires to be Haim's fourth member. What's more, we are not alone. Multiple high-profile fans have openly petitioned for the honor.
The evidence suggests something is going on. Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana began their career playing gigs at small eateries with their family. Today, they are multi-time Grammy Award contenders.
In the tradition of the most iconic bands, they're a inseparable gang. Their music videos repeatedly feature them walking in harmony down the avenues of Los Angeles. In concert, they perform with such unfettered joy you find yourself thinking, "I want to be part of that, too."
"The amount of times on tour that audience members came up to us and said, 'Watching you live, I bought a bass'," says Alana, the most junior of the Haim siblings. "That's the greatest honor. That is recognition in itself. We've done our job if we can encourage people to form a group."
"And thus all gets an invitation to be the next part of the family."
Award Recognition
The trio are speaking from home, where they're taking a pause after an lengthy tour in promoting their new album, I Quit.
They're right now celebrating the news it's been shortlisted for Best Rock Album at the Grammy Awards â with Haim the first female band ever in consideration for the trophy.
"I watch the nominations every year, so it sort of feels like an out-of-body experience when your name is announced," explains Alana. "I had to call my sisters to say, 'Am I hearing this right or am I dreaming'?"
The significance of the honor isn't lost on the trio.
"We really set out to make a rock record this time, so it's a significant milestone," continues Alana. "However we're just appreciative for the women that paved the way."
Emotional Upheaval and Humour
The album was born from a phase of personal change. All three sisters found themselves single, and the music explores that odd transitional period where you're glad to be free, but not yet ready to let go.
The themes detail endings and partings. The sisters seek love, but not the specific love they've experienced. You can hear them working out in real life who they are becoming.
"I adore description, yes," responds Danielle. "I Quit is kind of like a personal statement. You have to make an effort in ignoring the criticism and saying, 'It doesn't matter to me what people think'."
Evolution of Sound
That newfound confidence demanded a different sonic direction â more organic and direct than anything the band had done before.
For Danielle, who worked on producing the album, that was founded on the drums.
"Percussion is such a specific thing, and I focus so intensely about it," she emphasizes.
"'Journey of the drum sound' will be the name of our biography," quips Alana. "I always say, our albums won't commence until we find the perfect drum sound."
Experiences and Collective Camaraderie
The band's honesty inspired the album's rollout, where the sisters disclosed some of their romantic tales.
One man broke up with Este over a medical concern. 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 no light," notes Alana. "So to be able to find humor in those stories and hear others tell you wilder stories, it's therapeutic."
An Assured Path
One can easily sense a evolution in the band. Today, Haim are more assured of their position in the industry.
They're festival headliners, with chart-topping albums and an global fan base.
But the band will consistently be their number one commitment.
"My sisters and I have been performing since I was four," says Alana. "It's like no alternative that we were meant to do. And I'm really thankful we've gotten here and we're still going strong."
