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"Do you know when you'll be chatting with the band?" a text pops up. "I wanted to ask if I can become their newest bandmate."

There is only a key snag: The sender also wants to be the Haims' newest recruit. What's more, we are far from alone. A host of famous admirers have also petitioned for the honor.

It's clear a special quality is going on. Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana began their musical journey performing shows at small eateries with their parents. Now they're repeated Grammy hopefuls.

Similar to the best bands, they're a inseparable gang. Their music videos repeatedly show them walking in unison down the roads of Los Angeles. During performances, they jam with such boundless happiness you find yourself thinking, "I wish to be a piece of that, too."

"How often on tour that fans came up to us and said, 'Watching you live, I got a guitar'," says Alana, the youngest of the sisters. "That is the ultimate honor. That is recognition in itself. Our mission is accomplished if we can inspire others to form a group."

"So everyone are welcome to be the fourth part of the family."

Historic Recognition

The band are connecting from home, where they're resting up after an lengthy tour in promoting their new album, I Quit.

They're currently reeling from the news it's been shortlisted for best rock album at the Grammys – with Haim the first all-woman band ever in contention for the trophy.

"I follow the nominations every year, so it sort of feels like a surreal movie when your name is read out," notes Alana. "I needed to phone my sisters to say, 'Am I hearing this correctly or am I imagining things'?"

The weight of the nomination isn't lost on the band.

"We truly set out to make a rock record this time, so it's a huge milestone," continues Alana. "However we're just thankful for the pioneers that paved the way."

Heartbreak and Laughter

The record came out of a phase of transition. All three sisters were single, and the music captures that strange liminal space where you're relieved to be free, but not yet ready to let go.

The themes detail departures and farewells. The sisters want love, but not the specific love they've experienced. You can hear them determining in real time who they aspire to be.

"That's a perfect summary, yes," says Danielle. "I Quit is like a personal statement. You have to consciously practice shutting out the outside opinions and saying, 'I don't give what people think'."

Evolution of Sound

That developed confidence called for a new sound – more organic and immediate than any of the music the band had done before.

For Danielle, who worked on producing the album, that began with the percussion.

"Percussion is such a detailed thing, and I focus so intensely about it," she emphasizes.

"'Journey of the drum sound' will be the title of our book," laughs Alana. "Our motto is, our albums cannot begin until we find the ideal drum sound."

Experiences and Collective Laughter

The trio's candor inspired the album's marketing, where the sisters disclosed some of their personal misadventures.

A former partner ended things with Este over a medical consideration. Alana told a story of travelling to spend New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a high five at midnight.

"During these heartbreaks, you just feel like there's only darkness," explains Alana. "Thus to be able to find humor in those stories and hear others tell you more outrageous stories, it's incredible."

An Assured Legacy

You can clearly sense a change in the band. Now, Haim are more assured of their place in the rock pantheon.

They're major draws, with hit albums and an worldwide audience.

But Haim will forever be their primary commitment.

"My sisters and I have been performing since I was a young child," concludes Alana. "It feels as if nothing else that we were meant to do. And I'm really grateful we've made it and we're still going strong."