The World Are Encouraged to Become the Additional Haim Bandmate.
"Do you know when you'll be interviewing the band?" a text reads. "I wanted to ask if I can be their fourth member."
There's just one problem: The sender also wants to be the Haims' fourth member. Furthermore, we are not alone. Multiple high-profile fans have openly begged for the role.
It's clear something is at play. The siblings Este, Danielle and Alana launched their musical journey performing shows at small eateries with their parents. Presently, they stand as multiple Grammy nominees.
Similar to the greatest bands, they're a inseparable gang. Their videos repeatedly feature them walking in unison down the streets of Los Angeles. During performances, they perform with such unfettered exuberance you inevitably think, "I wish to be part of that, too."
"The amount of times on tour that young girls approached us and said, 'After your show, I got a bass'," remarks Alana, the youngest of the Haim siblings. "That's the ultimate compliment. That's an award in itself. Our mission is accomplished if we can encourage young girls to start a band."
"And thus anyone is invited to be the next member of Haim."
Historic Milestone
The group are connecting from home, where they're resting up after an major tour in support of their fourth album, I Quit.
They're presently processing the news it's been shortlisted for best rock album at the Grammy Awards – with Haim the very first all-woman band ever in contention for the award.
"I follow the announcements every year, so it sort of feels like an out-of-body experience when your name is announced," explains Alana. "I needed to phone my sisters to say, 'Did I hear this correctly or am I dreaming'?"
The significance of the nomination isn't lost on the band.
"We deliberately set out to make a rock album this time, so it's a huge achievement," continues Alana. "But we're just grateful for the women that came before us."
Heartbreak and Humour
The record came out of a period of personal change. All three sisters found themselves single, and the music captures that strange transitional period where you're happy to be free, but not quite ready to move on.
The themes track departures and farewells. The sisters seek love, but not the relationships they've experienced. You can hear them working out in real life who they aspire to be.
"I adore way of putting it, yes," responds Danielle. "I Quit is kind of like a slogan. You have to actively work on shutting out the outside opinions and saying, 'I couldn't care less what people think'."
Evolution of Style
That newfound toughness required a fresh approach – more organic and powerful than anything the band had done before.
For Danielle, who worked on producing the album, that started with the drums.
"Percussion is such a detailed thing, and I am so passionate about it," she says.
"'Journey of the drum sound' will be the name of our biography," laughs Alana. "I always say, our albums won't commence until we find the right drum sound."
Anecdotes and Shared Humor
The band's candor fueled the album's marketing, where the sisters disclosed some of their romantic tales.
Someone broke up with Este over a health consideration. Alana recalled a story of travelling to spend New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a casual gesture at midnight.
"Experiencing these breakups, you just feel like there's only darkness," explains Alana. "Thus to be able to share those stories and hear others tell you wilder stories, it's so amazing."
A Confident Future
You can clearly sense a change in the band. Today, Haim are more assured of their standing in the rock pantheon.
They're festival headliners, with successful albums and an global fan base.
However the sister act will consistently be their primary commitment.
"Me and my siblings have been making music since I was four," concludes Alana. "It's like nothing else that we were destined for. And I'm really grateful we've made it and we're still kicking."
