Haim turned dark times into 'lightness' on their

Haim's upcoming album, 'Women in Music Pt. III', was once written when all three of them were in a really ''dark place'' - but they managed to flip the darkness into ''lightness''.

The Grammy-nominated trio - made up of sisters Danielle, 31, Este, 34, and Alana, 28 - poured their hearts out on their third studio album, which was written during a hard period for all three sisters.

Danielle's boyfriend and producer to the stars, Ariel Rechtshaid, was battling cancer, Este used to be suffering from Type 1 diabetes, and Alana's best friend tragically died in a automobile accident.

However, channelling their grief and emotions into the LP gave them a ''lightness''.

In an interview with Variety, Danielle said: ''It was the most fun we've got had making an album, and the most spontaneously that we've ever made music.

''This is my favourite album we've made, and I hope that humans can hear that confidence.

''We wrote a lot of these songs in this dark place, but we had this lightness making the recorded music -- I mean, it is bizarre.''

Este, the eldest sibling, admitted that whenever any of them are feeling ''glum or blue'', they all feel it, but she admitted it does not always feel right to let her sisters be aware of when she is feeling down, when they have their own battles.

The 'Don't Wanna' hitmaker added that the three of them ''felt lonely and isolated at the time'', no matter them all being so ''close'' to one another.

She explained: ''We're self-aware enough to know that sometimes we're now not the best at communicating.

''It's this weird dichotomy that we tend to inform each other everything, and then wear the thoughts of each other.

''So when one of us is feeling glum or blue, the other two tend to be a part of that person in their loneliness.

''If I know that, do I really desire to divulge how I'm feeling, if I know that my family is going to sense that way too?

''For me, at least, it was a big push and pull: I wanted to be in a position to share my experience, but was also mindful that my sisters were not feeling in the best headspace.

''We are so close, however we still felt lonely and isolated at the same time.''