Family of the Year is an indie folk band from Los Angeles, California, USA. Formed in 2009, the band consists of members Joseph Keefe, Sebastian Keefe, Christina Schroeter, and James Buckey. They've released four studio albums starting with 2011's Songbook, 2015's Loma Vista, 2018's Goodbye Sunshine, Hello Nighttime, and a live album Live 22: A Keepsake From the Road in 2020. They are best known for their songs “Hero” and “St. Croix” from their album Songbook, and for “Hold Me Down”, featured on the Loma Vista album. The band has toured with the bands Florence and the Machine, The Killers, and Walk The Moon. In 2017, they performed their song "Hero" in the film Boyhood.