The Press-Enterprise stated that Clumsy "flows between hard-core punk and hippie grunge with lyrics telling of childhood pain and misery." The Albuquerque Tribune'' referred to the album as melodic hardcore, filled with "underlined aggression, bottled like a clinched-fisted rage."
The Press-Enterprise noted that Clumsy combines elements of hardcore punk and hippie grunge, with lyrics detailing juvenile anguish and woe. The Albuquerque Tribune referred to the album as melodic hardcore, highlighting "intense anger, contained like a clenched fist."