"Any idea when you're chatting with the band?" a text reads. "My request was to ask if I can join as their fourth member."
However, there remains a single issue: The author likewise longs to be Haim's fourth member. And we're not alone. Multiple high-profile fans have also coveted the position.
The evidence suggests an irresistible appeal is going on. The siblings Este, Danielle and Alana started their musical journey doing sets at small eateries with their parents. Today, they are multi-time Grammy hopefuls.
In the tradition of the most iconic bands, they're a close unit. Their music videos often feature them walking in unison down the streets of Los Angeles. During performances, they play with such pure happiness you inevitably think, "I'd love to be a piece of that, too."
"The numerous instances on tour that fans told us and said, 'Watching you live, I got a bass'," remarks Alana, the youngest of the trio. "That's the ultimate honor. That's an award in itself. We've done our job if we can motivate others to make music."
"So all gets an invitation to be the next part of the family."
The trio have called into a break, where they're recovering after an major tour in promoting their new album, I Quit.
They're currently processing the news it's been in the running for a top rock honor at the Grammys – with Haim the very first all-woman band ever in the running for the trophy.
"I tune into the announcements every year, so it kind of feels like The Truman Show when your name is called," says Alana. "I immediately called my sisters to say, 'Did we just hear this correctly or am I imagining things'?"
The significance of the accolade isn't lost on the trio.
"We truly set out to make a rock album this time, so it's a significant achievement," continues Alana. "But we're just appreciative for the female artists that inspired us."
The album was born from a period of transition. All three sisters ended up single, and the music explores that strange liminal space where you're happy to be free, but not entirely ready to let go.
The lyrics detail departures and partings. The sisters want love, but not the kind of love they've got. You can hear them working out in the moment who they aspire to be.
"I love summary, yes," says Danielle. "I Quit is essentially a personal statement. You have to make an effort in shutting out the outside opinions and saying, 'I couldn't care less what people think'."
That recent toughness demanded a different sonic direction – more raw and direct than anything the band had done before.
For Danielle, who helped produce the album, that started with the drums.
"Percussion is such a specific thing, and I focus so intensely about it," she states.
"'Journey of the drum sound' will be the subject of our biography," jokes Alana. "I always say, our albums don't start until we find the ideal drum sound."
The trio's candor fueled the album's rollout, where the sisters disclosed some of their romantic misadventures.
One man ended things with Este over a medical concern. Alana shared a story of travelling to celebrate New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a casual gesture at midnight.
"When you're going through these breakups, you just feel like there's no light," explains Alana. "Thus to be able to laugh at those stories and have them tell you more outrageous stories, it's therapeutic."
One can easily sense a evolution in the band. Today, Haim are more assured of their position in the industry.
They're festival headliners, with hit albums and an worldwide following.
But the sister act will always be their number one focus.
"Me and my siblings have been performing since I was a young child," says Alana. "There is nothing else that we were supposed to do. And I'm really grateful we've reached this point and we're still making music."
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Margaret Crane
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