Tim and Pete of Pickle Juice | The Whiteroom

the Radical Fabulatorium · Aug 21, 2026 · 25m

In this episode, I talk with vocalist Tim van der Krogt and drummer Pete Lavery from the Revelstoke, British Columbia band Pickle Juice about their second EP, The Whiteroom.

We talk about the growth between the band’s first two EPs, why the first one felt like a “proof of concept,” and how becoming more confident as a band affected the new songs. Tim and Pete also explain how they narrowed approximately ten songs down to the five that worked best together.

We get into the band’s songwriting process, which often starts with Tim bringing in the basic structure, lyrics and melody before the five…