All Fans is Invited to Become the Additional Haim Bandmate.
"Any idea when you're interviewing the band?" a message reads. "My request was to ask if I can be their newest bandmate."
However, there remains one problem: I also longs to be Haim's additional sibling. What's more, we are far from alone. Multiple celebrated admirers have openly coveted the position.
One thing is obvious something is happening. The siblings Este, Danielle and Alana launched their path playing gigs at local delicatessens with their family. Today, they are repeated Grammy Award nominees.
Similar to the best bands, they're a inseparable unit. Their visuals often show them striding in unison down the streets of Los Angeles. In concert, they play with such unfettered joy you find yourself thinking, "I'd love to be part of that, too."
"How often on tour that young girls came up to us and said, 'Seeing you perform, I picked up a bass'," remarks Alana, the youngest of the Haim siblings. "That's the biggest compliment. That is recognition in itself. We've done our job if we can encourage people to form a group."
"Therefore everyone are welcome to be the next member of Haim."
Award Milestone
The band are connecting from home, where they're recovering after an major tour in promoting their new album, I Quit.
They're currently celebrating the news it's been shortlisted for a top rock honor at the Grammys – with Haim the very first all-woman band ever in consideration for the prize.
"I watch the lists every year, so it kind of feels like a surreal movie when your name is called," says Alana. "I immediately called my sisters to say, 'Am I hearing this correctly or am I hallucinating'?"
The importance of the accolade isn't lost on the trio.
"We truly set out to make a rock record this time, so it's a huge milestone," continues Alana. "Yet we're just grateful for the pioneers that inspired us."
Heartbreak and Humour
The record came out of a period of transition. All three sisters were single, and the music captures that strange transitional period where you're glad to be free, but not yet ready to let go.
The themes detail breakups and farewells. The sisters want love, but not the relationships they've experienced. You can hear them determining in real life who they aspire to be.
"That's a perfect way of putting it, yes," agrees Danielle. "I Quit is essentially a personal statement. You have to actively work on blocking the noise and saying, 'It doesn't matter to me what people think'."
Refinement of Style
That developed confidence demanded a new sound – more unpolished and direct than any of the music the band had done before.
For Danielle, who worked on producing the album, that started with the drums.
"Drums are such a specific thing, and I focus so intensely about it," she emphasizes.
"'Journey of the drum sound' will be the title of our memoir," jokes Alana. "I always say, our albums don't start until we find the right drum sound."
Anecdotes and Shared Camaraderie
The band's honesty inspired the album's rollout, where the sisters revealed some of their personal tales.
One man left Este over a health consideration. Alana recalled 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 no light," says Alana. "So to be able to laugh at those stories and have them tell you more outrageous stories, it's incredible."
A Secure Path
One can easily sense a change in the band. Now, Haim are more assured of their position in the industry.
They're top-billed acts, with successful albums and an worldwide fan base.
But the sister act will forever be their top focus.
"We have been performing since I was four," concludes Alana. "It feels as if no other path that we were destined for. And I'm really thankful we've gotten here and we're still going strong."
