Withdrawal Method, originally titled Vagina Dentata, is the second and final studio album by American alternative rock band Die Monster Die, released in 1994 by Roadrunner Records. The album was recorded during October 1993 at RPM Studios in New York City with producer Steven Haigler, except for the track "Slumber" which was engineered by Ray Martin at Shelter Island. Withdrawal Method like their debut studio album, Chrome Molly (1993), failed to chart. Two singles were released from the album: "Slumber" and "Barknuckle", both of which also failed to chart.
Critical reception
In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Eduardo Rivadavia wrote of the album, "no matter how hard it tries to be eclectic, Withdrawal Method never once breaks into truly uncharted territory, and if not for the haunting innocence of Alice Cohen's girlish croons, there'd be nothing memorable about the album."
Track listing
All songs are written by Die Monster Die.
Side one
"Barknuckle" – 3:12
"Swallowed" – 3:33
"Wallflower Garden" – 2:54
"Slumber" – 3:51
"Toad" – 3:56
"Teeth" – 3:14
Side two
"Vagina Dentata" – 4:31
"Sympathy" – 3:38
"Cadmium Oscuro" – 4:37
"Wip" – 0:32
"Bones" – 2:15
"Pennies" – 4:59
"Portrait" – 3:55
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the Withdrawal Method liner notes. Alice Cohen – vocals; bass guitar; organ Evan Player – guitar; bass guitar Kenny Sanders – drums; vocals Shawn Tracy – guitar Jane Scarpantoni – cello Joe McGinty – vibraphone
Production and artwork
Steven Haigler – producer; engineer
Ray Martin – engineer
Julio Paulino Peralta – assistant engineer
Greg Calbi – mastering engineer
LMD – design; type collage
Mark Garland – artwork
Alice Cohen – lyric page collage
Karen Kuehn – photography
Note on the band name
Since this Die Monster Die's breakup, another band called DieMonsterDie was founded in Utah; they are unrelated.