LOUIS VELASQUEZ: MELANCHOLY MEETS MOMENTUM

London-based indie artist Louis Velasquez sits at the intersection of restless guitars and introspective songwriting. Blending indie rock urgency with indie pop sensitivity, his music balances motion and mood — fast-paced rhythms offset by drifting, melancholic vocals. With growing support from BBC Introducing, strong streaming numbers, and a sold-out headline show at The Waiting Room, Louis is carving out a space in the UK’s underground indie scene that feels both thoughtful and alive.

His latest single ‘Pocket’ is a left-field standout: through-composed, textural, and quietly ambitious. Below, Louis talks identity, live energy, Radiohead-inspired hangxiety, and what’s next.

Who is Louis Velasquez, and how would you describe your sound to someone hearing you for the first time?

Louis Velasquez is a London based indie artist who blends sounds of Indie/Alternative Rock with Indie Pop on his new track 'Pocket'. Imagine Bloc Party’s fast paced indie guitar and drum parts at a stark contrast to the melancholic vocals that drift over top.

Your new track “Pocket” blends Indie Rock and Indie Pop — what inspired the song and its sound?

Pocket was heavily inspired by Radiohead's 2007 album, In Rainbows, some of the textures and instruments used are similar. It was the morning after Halloween 2023, I tried to quell my hangxiety by playing some weird slash chords on the guitar. As the patterns fell into place, the song was born and fully written by the evening. After numerous attempts to record this track in various studios, we finally got a good take of everything in early 2025 and started the overdubbing and mixing process.

You perform with a full 5-piece band. How does playing live with a band shape your music and energy on stage?

We have performed largely as a 4 piece band for the last 2 years, with Drums (Louis Collins), Bass (Joe Hire), Guitar (Noah Reynolds), and myself on guitar and vocals. Me and the guys met in University while we were studying the same Performance and Recording course, we started by playing indie nights in the student bar to small crowds. Over 2023/24, we gigged more before headlining our first show at The Waiting Room to a large group of other creatives and friends. We have a focus on crowd interaction and showing off our chemistry as a band.

You’ve been featured on BBC Introducing and are growing your live audience — what has that support meant to you so far?

To get a 'through composed' track, with no catchy choruses and weird harmony like Pocket on the BBC, is surreal. Having someone appreciate a project you spent so much time on is always really surreal. I’m looking forward to doing more for people following my story closely, like custom merch and creative focused shows.

With shows like The Waiting Room selling well, what are your goals for the rest of the year as a live artist?

After taking a short break to finish my degree I've started preparing for new shows in 2026. The first of which is on the 28th of January at the Muddy puddle, where we will be putting on a stripped back acoustic night to start the year. The goal is to slowly increase venue size over the year to play to more like minded people! I also plan on releasing 8-10 singles and show off more of my sound to the underground indie scene.