Grade: A
Haim has taken over. The group composed of sisters Este, Danielle and Alana Haim have topped the charts in recent months, and after giving the band’s debut album a listen, I can see why.  While the band is young, the sisters have more than proved themselves — Danielle played guitar and percussion on Julian Casablancas’ solo tour, and she and Este appeared on “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” soundtrack. “Days Are Gone” beckons an even cooler version of Fleetwood Mac mixed with a modern pop sound with nearly flawless vocals and even better backing vocals.  The band’s ’70s edge shines through on “The Wire,” and ’80s pop flair overtakes the listener on the title track, “Days Are Gone.”  Altogether, the album showed both variety and consistency — two elements in the making of a nearly perfect album.