The World Are Invited to Become the Extra Haim Bandmate.
"Any idea when you're speaking to Haim?" a text arrives. "My request was to ask if I can join as their fourth member."
However, there remains one problem: The sender also desires to be the Haims' fourth member. Furthermore, we are in plentiful company. Multiple celebrated supporters have publicly petitioned for the position.
One thing is obvious a special quality is happening. The siblings Este, Danielle and Alana began their path doing sets at small eateries with their parents. Today, they are multiple Grammy contenders.
Similar to the best groups, they're a inseparable trio. Their music videos often show them striding in harmony down the avenues of Los Angeles. In concert, they jam with such unfettered happiness you inevitably think, "I want to be part of that, too."
"The numerous instances on tour that audience members approached us and said, 'Watching you live, I bought a guitar'," states Alana, the youngest of the sisters. "It is the greatest honour. That is recognition in itself. We've done our job if we can motivate others to make music."
"And thus anyone are welcome to be the fourth part of the family."
Historic Milestone
The group have called into home, where they're resting up after an major tour in for their fourth album, I Quit.
They're presently celebrating the news it's been shortlisted for best rock album at the Grammy Awards – with Haim the pioneering all-woman band ever in contention for the prize.
"I follow the announcements every year, so it almost feels like The Truman Show when your name is called," says Alana. "I immediately called my sisters to say, 'Did I hear this right or am I hallucinating'?"
The significance of the accolade is deeply felt by the trio.
"We truly set out to make a guitar-driven album this time, so it's a huge milestone," continues Alana. "Yet we're just grateful for the women that inspired us."
Emotional Upheaval and Laughter
The project came out of a period of personal change. All three sisters found themselves single, and the music captures that odd transitional period where you're glad to be free, but not quite ready to let go.
The lyrics detail breakups and partings. The sisters desire 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," says Danielle. "I Quit is kind of like a slogan. You have to consciously practice blocking the criticism and saying, 'I don't give what people think'."
Development of Sound
That recent confidence called for a different sonic direction – more unpolished and direct than any of the music the band had done before.
For Danielle, who helped produce the album, that started with the percussion.
"The drum sound is such a detailed thing, and I am so passionate about it," she emphasizes.
"'Journey of the drum sound' will be the name of our book," jokes Alana. "I always say, our albums don't start until we find the ideal drum sound."
Anecdotes and Collective Humor
The band's candor shaped the album's promotional campaign, where the sisters revealed some of their personal horror stories.
A former partner broke up with Este over a health concern. Alana shared a story of travelling to celebrate New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a high five at midnight.
"During these heartbreaks, you just feel like there's no hope," explains Alana. "Therefore to be able to find humor in those stories and have them tell you wilder stories, it's incredible."
A Confident Future
It's not difficult sense a shift in the band. Now, Haim are more assured of their position in the rock pantheon.
They're top-billed acts, with chart-topping albums and an global following.
But the band will forever be their top focus.
"We have been playing music since I was a young child," shares Alana. "It feels as if no alternative that we were destined for. And I'm really thankful we've reached this point and we're still going strong."
