Everyone Are Welcome to Become the Additional Haim Sister.
"Any idea when you're chatting with the Haim sisters?" a message reads. "My request was to ask if I can join as their extra sister."
However, there remains a single issue: I also wants to be Haim's additional sibling. What's more, we are in plentiful company. Several famous supporters have publicly coveted the role.
It's clear an irresistible appeal is going on. The siblings Este, Danielle and Alana started their musical journey performing shows at small eateries with their family. Today, they are repeated Grammy contenders.
Similar to the greatest groups, they're a close gang. Their visuals repeatedly depict them marching in unison down the avenues of Los Angeles. In concert, they play with such boundless joy you inevitably think, "I want to be involved in that, too."
"The amount of times on tour that fans told us and said, 'Watching you live, I bought a drum kit'," remarks Alana, the youngest of the sisters. "It is the ultimate compliment. It is a prize in itself. We've done our job if we can encourage young girls to form a group."
"Therefore anyone gets an invitation to be the fourth Haim sister."
Grammy Nod
The group are connecting from a break, where they're resting up after an extensive tour in for their new album, I Quit.
They're currently processing the news it's been nominated for a top rock honor at the Grammys – with Haim the first all-woman band ever in the running for the prize.
"I follow the lists every year, so it almost feels like a surreal movie when your name is read out," says Alana. "I immediately called my sisters to say, 'Did I hear this correctly or am I dreaming'?"
The importance of the honor is deeply felt by the band.
"We really set out to make a rock record this time, so it's a significant step," says Alana. "But we're just grateful for the female artists that paved the way."
Personal Turmoil and Humour
The project came out of a phase of emotional upheaval. All three sisters ended up single, and the music explores that odd liminal space where you're glad to be free, but not entirely ready to let go.
The lyrics track endings and partings. The sisters want love, but not the kind of love they've had. You can hear them determining in real life who they aspire to be.
"I adore way of putting it, yes," responds Danielle. "I Quit is essentially a personal statement. You have to make an effort in ignoring the noise and saying, 'It doesn't matter to me what people think'."
Evolution of Style
That recent confidence called for a fresh approach – more raw and immediate than anything the band had done before.
For Danielle, who helped produce the album, that started with the drums.
"Percussion is such a nuanced thing, and I focus so intensely about it," she emphasizes.
"'Journey of the drum sound' will be the title of our memoir," quips Alana. "Our motto is, our albums won't commence until we find the right drum sound."
Anecdotes and Shared Camaraderie
The trio's openness shaped the album's promotional campaign, where the sisters disclosed some of their romantic misadventures.
A former partner ended things with Este over a medical concern. Alana recalled a story of travelling to celebrate New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a high five at midnight.
"When you're going through these heartbreaks, you just feel like there's no hope," explains Alana. "Therefore to be able to laugh at those stories and have them tell you even crazier stories, it's so amazing."
An Assured Legacy
It's not difficult sense a shift in the band. Today, Haim are more certain of their standing in the rock pantheon.
They're festival headliners, with successful albums and an worldwide audience.
But Haim will consistently be their top focus.
"My sisters and I have been performing since I was little," concludes Alana. "There is nothing else that we were meant to do. And I'm really thankful we've made it and we're still going strong."
