🔗 Share this article Everyone is Invited to Be the Fourth Haim Bandmate. The Band: "Being in a rock band is where our heart and soul will always reside." "Any idea when you're chatting with the band?" a message arrives. "My request was to ask if I can be their fourth member." There's just a key snag: I also wants to be the Haims' fourth member. Furthermore, we are in plentiful company. A host of celebrated fans have openly petitioned for the position. It's clear an irresistible appeal is at play. The siblings Este, Danielle and Alana launched their path performing shows at small eateries with their parents. Now they're multi-time Grammy contenders. Similar to the most iconic ensembles, they're a inseparable gang. Their music videos often show them striding in unison down the avenues of Los Angeles. During performances, they play with such pure joy you can't help but think, "I want to be involved in that, too." "The numerous instances on tour that young girls came up to us and said, 'After your show, I picked up a drum kit'," states Alana, the most junior of the sisters. "It is the ultimate compliment. It is a prize in itself. We've done our job if we can inspire young girls to make music." "And thus anyone are welcome to be the fourth part of the family." The group's concert performances have seen them become staples of line-ups across the world. Grammy Nod The group are speaking from home, where they're resting up after an extensive tour in promoting their new album, I Quit. They're presently processing the news it's been in the running for Best Rock Album at the Grammy Awards – with Haim the first all-woman band ever in the running for the trophy. "I follow the lists every year, so it almost feels like a surreal movie when your name is read out," says Alana. "I needed to phone my sisters to say, 'Am I hearing this right or am I imagining things'?" The importance of the accolade resonates with the trio. "We really set out to make a guitar-driven album this time, so it's a significant step," continues Alana. "Yet we're just appreciative for the pioneers that inspired us." Heartbreak and Laughter The project was born from a time of transition. All three sisters ended up single, and the music explores that unique liminal space where you're glad to be free, but not quite ready to start anew. The words detail breakups and partings. The sisters seek love, but not the specific love they've got. You can hear them figuring out in real life who they are becoming. "I adore way of putting it, yes," responds Danielle. "I Quit is kind of like a mantra. You have to consciously practice ignoring the outside opinions and saying, 'It doesn't matter to me what people think'." The group won a notable new artist survey in 2013, and have subsequently achieved four chart-topping albums. Refinement of Style That newfound toughness called for a new sound – more raw and immediate than any of the music the band had done before. For Danielle, who helped produce the album, that began with the drums. "Drums are such a detailed thing, and I care so much about it," she emphasizes. "'Journey of the drum sound' will be the subject of our biography," jokes Alana. "Our motto is, our albums won't commence until we find the ideal drum sound." I Quit hones the band's characteristic style, merging acoustic rock with rhythmic beats and hooky pop melodies. Experiences and Collective Camaraderie The band's honesty inspired the album's rollout, where the sisters disclosed some of their personal misadventures. A former partner left Este over a medical consideration. Alana shared a story of travelling to celebrate New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a friendly slap at midnight. "When you're going through these heartbreaks, you just feel like there's only darkness," says Alana. "Thus to be able to find humor in those stories and have them tell you even crazier stories, it's therapeutic." The band just finished a lengthy tour, but state they aim to perform live in the coming years. An Assured Legacy One can easily sense a change in the band. Now, Haim are more confident of their place in the music world. They're top-billed acts, with successful albums and an worldwide fan base. But the sister act will consistently be their number one commitment. "We have been making music since I was four," concludes Alana. "There is no alternative that we were meant to do. And I'm really thankful we've reached this point and we're still going strong."