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Haim
Haim in Los Angeles, March 2012 (L-R: Alana, Este, Danielle)
Haim in Los Angeles, March 2012 (L-R: Alana, Este, Danielle)
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California’s San Fernando valley
GenresPop, Alternative, New Wave
Years active2006 (2006)–present
LabelsPolydor
MembersEste Haim
Danielle Haim
Alana Haim
Dash Hutton
Websitehaimtheband.com

Haim (pronounced /haɪm/ to rhyme with "rhyme"[1]) is a group originally formed in 2006 in Los Angeles, California[2][3] but which did not start to release music until 2012. The band is formed of sisters Este Haim (born 1986), Danielle Haim (born 1989) and Alana Haim (born 1991), along with drummer Dash Hutton, previously a member of Los Angeles bands Wires on Fire and Slang Chicken.[4] Most frequently compared to Fleetwood Mac,[5] their sound has been described as "nu-folk–meets–nineties–R&B"[2] and "music that sounds like it was written on a lakeside retreat attended by Stevie Nicks, John Waite and En Vogue".[6]

Career

2005: Career beginnings

The three girls grew up in the San Fernando Valley, listening to the 1970s classic rock and Americana records of their music-loving parents. While they were still at school their parents formed a family band called Rockinhaim to play cover versions at local charity fairs, with Israeli-born father Mordechai ("Moti") on drums and mother Donna on guitar.[1][2][6] Danielle and Este were members of the Valli Girls,[7] an all-girl group "inspired by Pat Benetar, Blondie, Gwen Stefani, The Pretenders, and Queen" from Southern California that was signed to Columbia Records / Sony Records[8] and had a notable appearance on 2005 tween film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants' soundtrack.[7] Their song "Valli Nation" by the "SoCal teen prodigies" appears on the 2005 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards soundtrack "alongside such pop superstars as Avril Lavigne, Alicia Keys, Simple Plan, (and) Good Charlotte.[9]

Haim has been compared to 70s soft-rock legends Fleetwood Mac, however, they like to insist that their influences are a bit more up-to-date, revealing they are big fans of 90s girl groups TLC and Destiny’s Child, but also claim to be fans of Kendrick Lamar, Jessie Ware and Azealia Banks. Consequently their music sounds a bit like folk-rock with a few R&B/hip-hop stylings thrown in for good measure.[10]

2006–10: Formation

As they grew older, the girls became more interested in incorporating pop and contemporary R&B into their music. In 2006 they decided to form their own band. For the next 5 years Haim played local venues, but did not take things further as all three sisters were busy with other projects. Este was studying at UCLA and graduated in 2010 with a degree in Ethnomusicology,[11] completed in just two years instead of the normal five.[4][6] Upon graduating from high school Danielle was asked to play drums for the opening act on one of Jenny Lewis's tours, which led to Lewis asking Danielle to be her guitarist on the following tour. The Strokes' singer Julian Casablancas came to see one of Lewis's shows on that tour, and he in turn asked Danielle to play guitar and percussion on his own solo tour.[1] She has also toured as part of the all-female backing band for Cee-Lo Green.[6] It was after Danielle had played with other artists and Este had graduated that the sisters decided that they wanted pursue their career as Haim more seriously.[11] Youngest sister Alana spent one year in college before dropping out to join the band with her sisters.

All three sisters are proficient on more than one instrument: Este plays both guitar and bass, Danielle plays guitar and drums, and Alana plays guitar, keyboards and percussion.[4] On record and live Este plays bass, Danielle plays lead guitar and sings lead vocals, and Alana plays rhythm guitar along with keyboards and percussion.[4][12] At gigs Este has developed a reputation for her blunt and coarse banter with the crowd, often to her sisters' embarrassment.[6]

2012–present: Breakthrough, record deal and debut album

Having played shows supporting artists such as Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, The Henry Clay People and Ke$ha, Haim's first release was a three song EP titled Forever which was made available on February 10, 2012 as a free download on their website for a brief period. The EP received a lot of attention from the music press and the general public, and following a successful gig at the South by South West festival in March 2012[3] Haim signed a deal with Polydor Records in the UK in June 2012.[13] In July 2012 independent record label National Anthem released the Forever EP on 10" vinyl, containing the original three songs along with a fourth track, a remix of "Forever" by Dan Lissvik.[14] Following dates supporting Mumford & Sons on their "Gentlemen of the Road" tour in the US in August 2012[15][16] Haim made their debut tour of the UK in November 2012[17] and then supported Florence and the Machine on their UK and Ireland tour in December 2012.[18][19] On October 16, 2012 Zane Lowe of BBC Radio 1 debuted their follow-up single "Don't Save Me" on his radio show. The single's B-side was "Send Me Down", differing from their previous releases in having a notably more hip hop musical style, with glossy vocal harmonies on top. Their debut album is scheduled for release in 2013.

The British music magazine NME made the title track of the Forever EP its #4 track of 2012.[20] On January 4, 2013 the BBC announced that Haim had topped their annual Sound of 2013 music industry poll to find the most promising new musical acts for the coming year.[21] They are now managed by ROC NATION. In March 2013, Haim was named one of Fuse TV's 30 must-see artists at SXSW[22] and earned their own "At Your Request" video feature on Idolator.[23] There is also a Duke Dumont remix of their song "Falling". In early 2013, they were featured on American recording artist Kid Cudi's third studio album Indicud, on the song titled "Red Eye".[24]

Discography

Extended Plays

Title EP details
Forever
  • Released: July 2, 20121
  • Label: National Anthem
  • Formats: 10" vinyl
iTunes Festival: London 2012
  • Released: November 2, 2012
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles

Title Year Peak chart position Album
BEL
[25] 		IRE
[26] 		UK
[27]
"Forever" 2012 77 — 75 Forever EP
"Don't Save Me" 28 70 32 TBA
"Falling" 2013 — — 30
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Red Eye"[24] 2013 Kid Cudi Indicud

Music videos

Title Year Director(s)
"Forever"[28] 2012 Austin Peters
"Don't Save Me"[29] Austin Peters
"Falling"[30] 2013 Tabitha Denholm

Awards and nominations

Year Organization Award Result
2012 MTV Brand New For 2013[31] Nominated
BBC Sound of 2013 Sound of 2013[21] Won

Notes

  1. ^ Forever was originally released February 10, 2012 as a free download from the band's website

References

  1. ^ a b c Brown, Emma. "Discovery: HAIM". Interview. Retrieved December 12, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b c Campion, Freddie (February 28, 2012). "Band of the Week: HAIM". Vogue. New York City, USA: Condé Nast Publications. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  3. ^ a b Renshaw, David (March 27, 2012). "HAIM: In Demand!". Gigwise. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d Baylen, Ashley (November 7, 2012). "Exclusive Interview With the Girls of 'HAIM'". Shalom Life. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  5. ^ Savage, Mark (January 4, 2013). "BBC Sound of 2013: Haim". BBC News. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  6. ^ a b c d e Wolfson, Sam (November 24, 2012). "Haim: 'Next time, why don't you come to Los Angeles?'". The Guide supplement in The Guardian. London, England: Guardian Media Group. Retrieved December 12, 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |newspaper= (help)
  7. ^ a b "The Valli Girls biography". April 10, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  8. ^ "Biography for Ally Maki". Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  9. ^ "So-Cal Teen Prodigies The Valli Girls Launch Pop-Rock Campaign". New York City, New York: Columbia Records. April 14, 2005. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  10. ^ Westbrook, caroline. "Who are Haim? Top 10 facts about BBC Sound of 2013 winners". http://metro.co.uk/2013/01/04/who-are-haim-top-10-facts-about-bbc-sound-of-2013-winners-3338012/. METRO. Retrieved 21 January 2013. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  11. ^ a b Smyth, David (April 27, 2012). "Soundcheck: Haim". Evening Standard. London, England: London Evening Standard Ltd. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  12. ^ Lester, Paul (March 23, 2012). "New band of the day: Haim". The Guardian. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  13. ^ "Polydor UK Signs Haim". Music Week. London, England: Intent Media. June 19, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  14. ^ Cragg, Michael (June 7, 2012). "New music: Haim – Forever". The Guardian. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  15. ^ "USA Stopover Shows Announcement", Mumford and Sons website, May 29, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2012
  16. ^ "The Maccabees, Gogol Bordello, Haim, St Vincent to play Mumford and Sons' US mini-festivals". NME. London, England: IPC Media. May 30, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  17. ^ "Haim announce debut UK tour – ticket details". NME. August 29, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  18. ^ "Florence & The Machine confirm O2 Dublin 2012 live concert date for Wednesday December 12th!". Music Scene. September 10, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  19. ^ Homewood, Ben (September 13, 2012). "Haim To Support Florence + The Machine". The Fly. London, England: MAMA Group Ltd. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  20. ^ "Albums and Tracks of the Year for 2012". NME. December 2, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  21. ^ a b Youngs, Ian (January 4, 2013). "Haim top BBC Sound of 2013 list". BBC News. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  22. ^ http://www.fuse.tv/galleries/2013/02/sxsw-2013-must-see-bands-south-by-southwest#30
  23. ^ Adickman, Erika Brooks. "HAIM's "Don't Save Me": At Your Request". Idolator. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  24. ^ a b Weiss, Sam (2013-03-26). "Kid Cudi Unveils "Indicud" Album Art and Tracklist". Complex. Complex Media. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
  25. ^ "Discografie Haim". ultratop.be/nl/ Hung Medien.
  26. ^ Peak positions in Ireland:
  27. ^ "UK Charts > Haim". Official Charts Company.
  28. ^ Haim "Forever" (Official Music Video). YouTube. youtube.com/. 2012-06-07
  29. ^ HAIM - Don't Save Me. YouTube. youtube.com/. 2012-11-26
  30. ^ HAIM - Falling. YouTube. youtube.com/. 2013-2-26
  31. ^ "MTV's Brande New For 2013 Nominees announced". MTV. 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
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