Bygones (2007) captures a transitional moment in Levi Kreis’s evolution—a collection of songs steeped in reflection, vulnerability and reclamation. Over nine tracks spanning just over 36 minutes, Kreis confronts past friendships and heartbreak (“I Don’t Wanna Be Your Friend”, “If I Can’t Let Go”), revisits spiritual heritage with fresh eyes (“Handcuff My Soul”) and lingers on moments of love and loss (“Gabrielle”, “The Word Goodbye”). The production feels stripped-down compared with his later cinematic soul-pop leanings, making this record intimate, piano-anchored and emotionally direct. As a piece of the trajectory toward his Adult Alternative and cinematic soul-pop identity, Bygones occupies the space where the storyteller pauses, looks back, then steps forward into fuller self-expression.