Old West Coast sound through Haim

Sounds of the old West Coast echo through the songs of Haim. On the trio’s much-hyped debut CD, “Days Are Gone,” they so closely evoke various L.A. sounds of the 1980s, some passages practically amount to quotes.

The song “Forever” flicks through staggered guitar riffs that could have been sampled from Stevie Nicks’ solo hit “Stand Back.” “The Wire” anchors on the same booming drumbeat that gave the Eagles’ “Heartache Tonight” its opening hook, while a slew of guitar lines throughout the disc mimic Lindsay Buckingham’s most silvery licks.

Given that two-thirds of those allusions harken back to Fleetwood Mac, it’s no surprise that the three young sisters who comprise Haim (rhymes with time) have tried to downplay the connection. They say they’re just as influenced by 1990s R&B acts like En Vogue and TLC.

To further their case, they’ve collaborated, live or on an album, with stars as far afield and contemporary as Kid Cudi and Cee Lo Green.