“I Don’t Need Anyone to Rock” by The Vegan and The Butcher, featuring Ben D Straw and The Lionhearted, is a hard-hitting rock song released on June 12, 2026.
Described as a long-overdue collaboration between two best friends who have almost everything in common except their diets, it is the first single from The Vegan and The Butcher. The song carries a simple idea: create what you want without worrying too much about what other people think, or whether you have the perfect resources to do it.
What caught my attention most was the guitar. It has a real classic-rock sound, while the riff carries a strong ’90s feel. There is something familiar about it without the song simply sounding like something I have heard before.
The vocals remind me a little of Nirvana, adding a grungier quality that works well against the guitar. Together, they give the track much of its raw energy.
The repeated “we don’t need anyone to rock” becomes both the hook and the attitude behind the song. It is direct, uncomplicated and fits a track built around doing things on your own terms.
This is not really the kind of rock I would normally choose to listen to. But there are parts of the track I genuinely enjoyed, particularly the guitar and that ’90s influence running through it.
One of the most interesting choices comes right at the end.
Instead of giving you a long, drawn-out finish, the song stops abruptly. It almost feels like it ends before you are ready for it to be over, leaving you wanting more.
