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"Any idea when you're interviewing the Haim sisters?" an inquiry reads. "I wanted to ask if I can join as their newest bandmate."

However, there remains a single issue: The sender also longs to be the Haims' newest recruit. And we're not alone. Several celebrated admirers have also coveted the position.

The evidence suggests an irresistible appeal is at play. Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana launched their career doing sets at small eateries with their parents. Today, they are multiple Grammy Award nominees.

Like all the most iconic ensembles, they're a tight-knit unit. Their music videos often depict them striding in sync down the roads of Los Angeles. During performances, they play with such unfettered exuberance you can't help but think, "I want to be a piece of that, too."

"The amount of times on tour that fans approached us and said, 'Watching you live, I bought a bass'," remarks Alana, the most junior of the trio. "It is the ultimate compliment. That's an award in itself. Our mission is accomplished if we can motivate others to start a band."

"So everyone gets an invitation to be the honorary Haim sister."

Award Milestone

The band have called into home, where they're recovering after an major tour in support of their fourth album, I Quit.

They're right now reeling from the news it's been shortlisted for Best Rock Album at the Grammy Awards – with Haim the pioneering all-female band ever in consideration for the prize.

"I follow the lists every year, so it sort of feels like The Truman Show when your name is read out," notes Alana. "I needed to phone my sisters to say, 'Did I hear this right or am I hallucinating'?"

The significance of the accolade isn't lost on the band.

"We deliberately set out to make a rock record this time, so it's a huge achievement," adds Alana. "However we're just thankful for the female artists that paved the way."

Heartbreak and Humour

The project was born from a phase of personal change. All three sisters ended up single, and the music inhabits that unique transitional period where you're glad to be free, but not quite ready to move on.

The words detail departures and farewells. The sisters seek love, but not the relationships they've experienced. You can hear them determining in real life who they want to be.

"That's a perfect description, yes," agrees Danielle. "I Quit is essentially a personal statement. You have to actively work on blocking the criticism and saying, 'I couldn't care less what people think'."

Development of Music

That newfound resilience called for a fresh approach – more raw and immediate 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 says.

"'Journey of the drum sound' will be the name of our book," quips Alana. "I always say, our albums don't start until we find the ideal drum sound."

Stories and Collective Humor

The band's openness inspired the album's rollout, where the sisters shared some of their romantic misadventures.

One man left Este over a medical consideration. Alana shared a story of flying to spend New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a high five at midnight.

"During these setbacks, you just feel like there's no light," notes Alana. "So to be able to laugh at those stories and have them tell you wilder stories, it's therapeutic."

A Secure Future

It's not difficult sense a change in the band. Now, Haim are more certain of their position in the music world.

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

However the band will forever be their primary priority.

"We have been making music since I was four," concludes Alana. "It's like no alternative that we were meant to do. And I'm really fortunate we've made it and we're still going strong."