Haim Explains The Heartache And Joy Of Its New Album, Track By Track

Haim's sophomore full-length, Something To Tell You, is a straight-up relationship record at its core, with all the angst, heartache and defiance that can erupt when lives coalesce and collide — with the added complication of being in a full-time, touring and very successful band. It's an exploration through the various stages of grief, from the denial in "Nothing's Wrong" to the bargaining of "Ready For You," or the anger of "Found In Silence."

But Something To Tell You is also a record of self-empowerment and coming-of-age that finds these three sisters a little older and wiser after having spent the past five years on the road. "Este just turned 31, I just turned 28 and Alana just turned 25," says singer Danielle Haim. "It's definitely a record about growing up and figuring out your feelings, and working through different relationships."

For the album's release today on Columbia Records, we chatted with the members of Haim and asked them to share some of the stories behind the group's new songs and how they came together. The three talked about the challenges of dating men with fragile egos, betrayal, their love of '50s doo-wop and how they