These sisters’ days as a supporting, web-based indie band may be gone, but this album is proof that for the sisters of HAIM, the best days are yet to come. Haim are currently finishing up a tour in Europe and will come back to the States to begin their U.S. With this record, doubtlessly one of the best debuts this year, Este, Danielle and Alana Haim are poised to make waves in the indie-pop/rock world for the remainder of 2013 and well beyond. “It looks like they are just having a good time.” Like in the video nothing looks forced,” says Andeliz. “I like how no matter what they’re doing they look like they’re just sisters having fun. Not a lot of people can do that,” Villagomez says.Īnother Kean student who is a fan is Jomari Andeliz who agrees the bond Haim has is something that appeals to her. “I think it’s cool they can get along so well professionally as a family. Kean student Steffi Villagomez says having two sisters of her own, she feels she can relate to the Haim sisters. They write their own songs, they play their own instruments, and most significantly have recently been signed to a contract with Jay-z’s Roc Nation management company.Īs Haim slowly makes their rise to the top they are catching the attention of music fans around the country. Haim are one of the most promising artists in music today. 24, the long-haired sisters are perfectly in synch as they sway their hair and perform a dance routine choreographed by Fatima Robinson, who was a long time collaborator of the deceased R&B singer Aaliyah and Michael Jackson.ĭancing in one scene, leather clad in another with instruments on hand, Haim make being in a family band look cool again.ĭanielle, Este and Alana Haim have crept their way out of the alternative music scene and made it all the way to sixth-place on Billboard’s 200-album chart when the album was released in October 2013. In the video for “If I Could Change Your Mind,” released on Feb. Let’s hope they don’t all get married and perky for album number 2.In the video for their fifth single off their debut album, “Days Are Gone,” Haim take us back in time and transcend that 80’s pop-rock girl band influence that is so obvious on the record, onto the screen in a video directed by Warren Fu, a frequent collaborator of Daft Punk. Days Are Gone is smart, funny, sexy, and musically tight. Stay on the surface for some funky background music perfect for a daydream montage, listen closely with a bottle of wine for a post-bad date wind down. Singing along with girls’ token video snarl of course. My second highlight is ‘ The Wire’ dirty guitars laden with 70’s Cally sound, you can almost taste the smoke and beer as your hips begin wind along to the beat. ‘ Honey and I’ begins with a chilled reggae guitar riff perfectly suited to sitting around a beach bonfire, and eventually builds to a kind of Stevie Nicks in ‘ Rhiannon’ crescendo, waves of vocals crashing toward your ears like the most melodic bitch-slaps you can get. Given it’s upbeat chime, it’s really quite tongue in cheek, and very smart.Īlbum highlights come in two places for me.

For example, biggest hit so far ‘ Don’t Save Me’ when given a closer listening is a bitter retort to guys trying to go all fairy tale Prince Charming on her – she’s not having it. She speaks of heartbreak and stubbornness in love very honestly, subject matters almost hidden by the gorgeous gloss of the sound. From The Vault: Haims Timeless Debut Days Are Gone Lately Ive been spending all of my time (damn time) listening to Haim. Lead singer Danielle Haim’s vocals are gravely rough in contrast to the dreamy vocal wall upon which they’re laid. The words are ballsy, bitter at times, heavily emotional and quite poetically beautiful. And then I picked up on some of the lyrics…that’s when I realised there’s so much more to this album than I ever initially thought. Ring Video Doorbell Wired by Amazon + Echo Dot (3rd Gen) HD Video, Advanced Motion. Happily I danced around the house singing along, genuinely enjoying such aural delights.

On first listen, I was captivated by gorgeous harmonies, disco tangy guitars and seriously slick production. Soo…does the first drop live up to the hype… Needless to say, the band have been super hyped, earning the top spot in BBC radio’s Sound of 2013 at the top of year off one single. Following a successful Summer festy schedule, including a Pyramid Stage slot at Glasto, they have just released their debut album Days Are Gone. As we all most likely know by now, Haim are a gorgeous California all-girl rock/pop three-piece, made up of sisters Danielle, Alana and Este Haim.

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