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"Any idea when you're speaking to the band?" a text reads. "My request was to ask if I can join as their extra sister."

There's just one problem: The sender also desires to be Haim's fourth member. Furthermore, we are not alone. Several famous fans have publicly begged for the role.

It's clear something is at play. Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana started their path playing gigs at neighborhood delis with their parents. Now they're repeated Grammy Award contenders.

Like all the most iconic bands, they're a inseparable gang. Their visuals repeatedly show them marching in unison down the avenues of Los Angeles. During performances, they jam with such unfettered happiness you can't help but think, "I wish to be involved in that, too."

"How often on tour that young girls told us and said, 'Seeing you perform, I picked up a guitar'," remarks Alana, the youngest of the trio. "It is the biggest honor. It is a prize in itself. We have succeeded if we can encourage young girls to make music."

"And thus anyone gets an invitation to be the fourth part of the family."

Award Milestone

The band are speaking from home, where they're resting up after an extensive tour in support of their latest album, I Quit.

They're right now processing the news it's been nominated for a top rock honor at the Grammys – with Haim the first all-female band ever in contention for the prize.

"I tune into the announcements every year, so it kind of feels like an out-of-body experience when your name is called," explains Alana. "I had to call my sisters to say, 'Am I hearing this correctly or am I hallucinating'?"

The significance of the nomination resonates with the band.

"We truly set out to make a rock record this time, so it's a huge achievement," says Alana. "Yet we're just appreciative for the pioneers that came before us."

Emotional Upheaval and Humour

The record emerged from a phase of transition. All three sisters were single, and the music explores that strange in-between place where you're glad to be free, but not entirely ready to move on.

The lyrics detail breakups and farewells. The sisters want love, but not the specific love they've experienced. You can hear them working out in real time who they want to be.

"I adore way of putting it, yes," says Danielle. "I Quit is kind of like a personal statement. You have to consciously practice shutting out the outside opinions and saying, 'I don't give what people think'."

Refinement of Sound

That developed toughness required a new sound – more unpolished and immediate than anything the band had done before.

For Danielle, who co-produced the album, that was founded on the percussion.

"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 memoir," jokes Alana. "I've said it, our albums cannot begin until we find the right drum sound."

Experiences and Shared Camaraderie

The trio's candor fueled the album's marketing, where the sisters revealed some of their romantic tales.

One man left Este over a health consideration. Alana told a story of travelling to celebrate New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a casual gesture at midnight.

"During these setbacks, you just feel like there's no light," says Alana. "Therefore to be able to laugh at those stories and have them tell you more outrageous stories, it's incredible."

A Secure Future

One can easily sense a shift in the band. These days, Haim are more assured of their position in the industry.

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

Yet the band will consistently be their top focus.

"My sisters and I have been playing music since I was little," says Alana. "It feels as if no other path that we were supposed to do. And I'm really fortunate we've reached this point and we're still making music."