A Kingdom to Be King is Duncan Johnson's debut, full-length album. It is an emotional adventure into the depths of his fledgling experiences in love, pain, and redemption. Heavily influenced in urban culture and the music of hip-hop, R&B, and soul, the words and sonic palette coming from Duncan are a unique mixture of electronic, acoustic, and raw emotional confession. With a refined pop sensibility and an innovative indie expression, Duncan's sound is not contained: rather, he journeys across the musical landscapes that have influenced him so heavily, tied together by his unique vocal performances.

Duncan also is not caged by the music industry’s standard lyrical content--he weaves metaphor and imagery poetically in complex rhyme schemes and ear-dribbling rhythmic patterns. As a songwriter, producer, and instrumentalist, Duncan orchestrates all elements of his song productions. Several of the tracks feature songwriting collaborations, and he teamed up with producer Diego Contento for the sonic environments. This album features over 30 different musicians, and numerous different artistic partnerships, creating a euphoric utopia of creativity.

Duncan's album also features two music videos, one for 'The Song About the Movie That I Am Desperately Trying to Cast,' and the other for 'Flower's Don't Know They're Lovely.' The former was released as a single before the album, and is receiving tons of positive attention in the U.S. and internationally. Malaysia's "Juice Online" blog wrote this about the video:

'Once in a while it’s pretty cool to listen to a song that isn’t about (directly, at least) stereoptypical radio-ready love, pain or both. Berklee student Duncan Johnson takes us through the behind-the-scenes tale of ‘the song about the movie that he’s desperately trying to cast.’ No drums, no guitars, no synthesisers — just orchestral instruments and a piano, which makes for some rather creative choral usage where he conveys his passion for the script and an actress that he wants. He’s got a rather charming voice, and you can feel the tangible emotion in the subtle shakiness and phrasing of his vocal performance — the hardship that he’s facing in getting this hypothetical chick to act in his below average film seems pretty real to us.

Actually, we take it back. This song is about love and pain.'

Album features BMI John Lennon Award Winning song, 'Catch.'